College Student Retention: Formula for Student Success
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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. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Foreword : college student retention : formula for student successCh. 1Past to present : a historical look at retention1Ch. 2Measurements of persistence31Ch. 3Theoretical developments in the study of college student departure61Ch. 4How to define retention : a new look at an old problem89Ch. 5Toward reliable knowledge about college student departure107Ch. 6Student persistence and degree attainment beyond the first year in college : the need for research129Ch. 7Pathways to a four-year degree : determinants of transfer and degree completion155Ch. 8Nine themes of college student retention215Ch. 9Pre-college and institutional influences on degree attainment245Ch. 10Finances and retention : trends and potential implications277Ch. 11Where we go from here : a retention formula for student success295Epilogue : moving from theory to action317
