College student retention; formula for student success
Reference & Research Book News, August, 2005
LC148
2004-028152
0-275-98193-2
College student retention; formula for student success.
Title main entry. Ed. by Alan Seidman. (ACE/Praeger series on higher education)
American Council on Education, [c]2005
350 p.
$49.95
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Despite a myriad of academic support programs, only 50 percent of U.S. students entering higher education actually earn a bachelor's degree. This volume contains 11 contributions from leading educators examining a number of areas critical to the retention of college students. In the final chapter, Seidman describes a formula for helping students to successfully complete their education that is based upon early, intensive, and continuous intervention. Seidman is editor of the quarterly Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory, and Practice.
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