Screen LibraryCollege student retention：formula for student success
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Praeger Publishers,
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| Publisher Address: | Westport, CT |
| Publication Dates: | c2005. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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ACE/Praeger series on higher education |
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| Carrier Form: | xiv, 350 p.: ill. ; 24 cm. |
| ISBN: | 0275981932 (alk. paper) |
| Index Number: | G649 |
| CLC: | G649.712 |
| Call Number: | G649.712/C697-3 |
| Contents: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. Forward: College student retention: formula for student success / Vincent Tinto -- Past to present: a historical look at retention / Joseph B Berger and Susan C. Lyon -- Measurement of persistence / Thomas G. Mortenson -- Theoretical developments in the study of college student departure / John M Braxton and Amy S. Hirschy -- How to define retention: a new look at an old problem / Linda Serra Hagedorn -- Toward reliable knowledge about college student departure / John M. Braxton and Stephanie D. Lee -- Student persistence and degree attainment beyond the first year in college: the need for research / Amaury Nora, Elizabeth Barlow, and Gloria Crisp -- Pathways to four-year degree: determinants of transfer and degree completion / Alberto F. Cabrera, Kurt R. Burkum, and Steven M. La Nasa -- Nine themes of college student retention / John P. Bean -- Pre-college and institutional influences on degree attainment / Alexander W. Astin and Leticia Oseguera -- Finances and retention: trends and potential formula for student success / Alan Seidman -- Epilogue: moving form theory to action / Vincent Tinto. |