03703nam a2200493 a 4500001001400000003000400014008004100018020001800059020001800077039006600095041000800161050001200169082001400181099001000195245011700205250001300322260005400335300001100389490007400400505004100474505007900515505005900594505007200653505008500725505008900810505009300899505008200992505014401074505005601218505016201274505011401436505009701550505022401647520104001871650003102911650002902942650003302971650004903004650003103053700003203084856006903116942000703185999001703192vtls000079690MTX160715717                  001 0   eng d  a9781442212527  a9781442212534 9a201607151158bstaffc201606141505dstaffy201605041232zadmin0 aeng  aLC148.2  a378.1/619  aEbook  aCollege student retention:bformula for student success, second edition/h[electronic resource] /cAlan Seidman.  a2nd ed..  bThe Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group,c2012.  a313 p.1 aPart of the American council on education, series on higher education0 gChapter, Lesson, ParttIntroduction.0 gChapter, Lesson, Partt1. Past to Present: A Historical Look at Retention.0 gChapter, Lesson, Partt2. Measurements of Persistence.0 gChapter, Lesson, Partt3. Retention Theories, Models, and Concepts.0 gChapter, Lesson, Partt4. How to Define Retention: A New Look at an Old Problem.0 gChapter, Lesson, Partt5. Finances and Retention: Trends and Potential Implications.0 gChapter, Lesson, Partt6. Pre-College and Institutional Influences on Degree Attainment.0 gChapter, Lesson, Partt7. The Community College: Retention Trends and Issues.0 gChapter, Lesson, Partt8. Pathways to a Four-Year Degree: Determinants of Degree Completion among Socioeconomically Disadvantaged Students.0 gChapter, Lesson, Partt9. Online Student Retention.0 gChapter, Lesson, Partt10. Student Persistence and Degree Attainment beyond the First Year in College: Existing Knowledge and Directions for Future Research.0 gChapter, Lesson, Partt11. Moving from Theory to Action: A Model of Institutional Action for Student Success.0 gChapter, Lesson, Partt12. Taking Action: A Retention Formula and Model for Student Success.0 aCover, Title,College student retention: formula for student success, second edition--Preface, Introduction, TOC,Contents--References, Appendix, Index,Index--References, Appendix, Index,About the Editor and Contributors.  aAlthough access to higher education is virtually universally available, college student retention stills remains a vexing and puzzling problem for educators and legislators.  In College Student Retention: Formula for Student Success, second edition, Alan Seidman deals with this problematic issue by examining a number of areas critical to the retention of students, including the history, the theories and concepts, models, and a standardized definition of the term. Seidman and his contributors also lay out the financial implications and trends of retention in one of their updated chapters. Completely new to this edition are three chapters that examine several recent issues: the current theories of retention, retention of online students, and retention in community colleges. Tying all of these components together, Seidman then presents his formula and highly successful model for student success that colleges can implement to effect change in retaining students and helping them to complete their academic and personal goals. 0aCollege attendance9116751 0aCollege dropouts9116752 0aAcademic achievement9116753 0aEDUCATION / Administration / General9116754 0aEDUCATION / Higher91162651 aJanet E., Margaret.911675040uhttp://portal.igpublish.com/iglibrary/search/ROWMANB0002544.html  c10  c76239d76239