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Showing 1 to 20 of 218 for “"Student Retention"”.
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Student Retention: Finding the Missing Perspective
… designed to better understand non-withdrawing student leavers. An exploratory research design was utilized which consisted of pilot interviews and a survey. The pilot interviews in this study consisted of five on-campus Fall 2005 undergraduate student leavers. Leaver insight from the pilot …
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Promoting student retention in two FE colleges
… How effective are strategies aimed at promoting student retention in Further Education (FE) colleagues? Non-completion is typically the result of combinations of risk factors, including demographic characteristics, financial constraints, students’ motivation, type of course, and students’ …
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A Predictive Model of Canadian College Student Retention
Estimates in the literature for within-year retention at 2-year colleges range from 57% to 83.9%. This indicates that a large proportion of students who attend 2-year colleges may not be retained beyond the first semester of their studies. Attrition potentially represents a major loss to the …
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Educational Opportunity Fund Program and Community College Student Retention
<p>The EOF program is a state funded student support services program designed to provide access and financial support to disadvantaged students, and to improve student success as measured by student retention and graduation rates. This research examined the effects of EOF program and other factors …
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Using geographic information systems to identify student retention patterns
<p>Student retention continues to be a salient issue for administrators and scholars in higher education. For more than 50 years researchers in numerous disciplines, including sociology, psychology, and economic theory, have tried to discover the reasons why students decide to remain in school …
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An evaluation of a university minority student retention program
… State University (VPI&SU) in 1984 to help Black students adjust academically to the university. This project focused on five categories of criteria according to which strengths and weaknesses of this program were evaluated. These included: (1) Effort, (2) Performance, (3) Adequacy of Performance, …
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The evaluation of an evidence-based approach to student retention
Student retention has become an increasing concern in higher education over the last decade, particularly in those institutions committed to widening access and participation. Prompted by an increased focus on retention outlined in the White Paper `The Future of Higher Education' (DfES, 2003), …
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The Effect of University Campus Recreation Programs on Student Retention
… the effect campus recreation programs have on student retention for full-time freshman students at Eastern Kentucky University. Gender, first-generation, non-traditional students and participation in recreation programs were used as predictor variables for the purpose of this study. Data were …
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A comparative study of student retention and attrition at Manchester College
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Understanding Community College Faculty Perceptions Of Their Role In Student Retention
… college faculty perceptions of their role in student retention. Eight participants were asked to reflect on their understanding and use of student retention strategies, as well as what motivated and deterred their participation in institutional retention initiatives. Interviews were conducted …
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Longitudinal exploration of student retention, pre-entry attributes, and institutional experiences
Retention is important to the wellbeing of both the student and the institution. Interactions in both the academic and social realm of the university aid in establishing a student’s sense of belonging (Tinto, 1993; Stage, 1989). If students depart prematurely, they not only lose opportunities for …
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Examining factors of student retention in a middle school band program
… aimed to examine the factors contributing to student retention in a middle school band program through the self-reported perspectives of students. With a critical inquiry framework, it was anticipated that the results would inform potential action by the researcher aimed at increasing student …
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Analyzing Student Retention: A Study Of The Effect Of Remedial Courses
… of this research was to determine the rate of retention of collegeenrolled students that continued on to their sophomore year after enrollment in a freshman developmental course compared to students that were not enrolled in a developmental course. The population consisted of first time …
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Data mining techniques in higher education research : The example of student retention.
… been applied to the sphere of higher education. Student retention is a hot issue in higher education at the moment. It is for this reason that the author chose to establish the power of data mining techniques in higher education using the examination of student retention issues as a vehicle. The …
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Visual Cueing: Investigating the Effects of Text Annotation on Student Retention Rates
This Study examines the grades of students using study skill methods and those who do not. The experiment consists of giving the treatment group the opportunity to use well- known study techniques. The Control group could only read the material. Both groups were given ten minutes to read a …
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Decoding minority student retention: An investigation of student experiences and institutional characteristics
… seeks to explain factors that contribute to the retention of black and Hispanic students from their first year through graduation at colleges and universities in the United States. Other studies have investigated the experiences of minority college students (Massey et al. 2006, Steele 1999, and …
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Student Retention In Florida Community Colleges:ccsse's Retention Index And Florida Accountability Measures
<p>Student retention has become a serious topic in the past several decades (Wild and Ebbers, 2002). Problematic, however, is how retention is defined and measured, as well as a lack of multi-institutional studies that support a theoretical model for improving student retention, particularly in …
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The Relationship Between Adjunct Faculty Staffing and College Student Retention and Graduation
… Has the use of adjuncts negatively impacted the student experience and quality of education, leading to lower persistence and graduation rates? This dissertation examines the relationship between adjunct faculty and student outcomes measured by both retention and graduation rates. This study …
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