Increasing persistence [electronic resource] : research-based strategies for college student success / Wesley R. Habley, Jennifer L. Bloom, Steve Robbins.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: San Francisco : Jossey-Bass, 2012.Edition: 1st edDescription: xxxiv, 475 pSubject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 378.1/69130973 23
LOC classification:
  • LC148.15 .H33 2012eb
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Contents:
section 1. What do we know about retention and persistence to degree? -- section 2. The case for intensified campus efforts -- section 3. Core components of student success -- section 4. Proven student success practices -- section 5. Making student success a priority.
Summary: "This groundbreaking book offers a compendium on college student persistence that bridges the gap between concept, theory, and research to successful practice. The book is anchored by the American College Testing organization's What Works in Student Retention survey of 1,100 colleges and universities, which provides insights on the causes of attrition and identifies retention interventions most likely to enhance student persistence. It also includes decision-makers and practitioners with evidence-based interventions and best practices for improving student persistence"-- Provided by publisher.
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

section 1. What do we know about retention and persistence to degree? -- section 2. The case for intensified campus efforts -- section 3. Core components of student success -- section 4. Proven student success practices -- section 5. Making student success a priority.

"This groundbreaking book offers a compendium on college student persistence that bridges the gap between concept, theory, and research to successful practice. The book is anchored by the American College Testing organization's What Works in Student Retention survey of 1,100 colleges and universities, which provides insights on the causes of attrition and identifies retention interventions most likely to enhance student persistence. It also includes decision-makers and practitioners with evidence-based interventions and best practices for improving student persistence"-- Provided by publisher.

Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2011. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.

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