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

• Autore: Habley Wesley R
• Pubblicazione: San Francisco, : Jossey-Bass, 2012
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (513 p.)
• Disciplina: 378.1/69130973
• Soggetto topico: College dropouts - United States - Prevention
• Classificazione: EDU015000
• Altri autori: BloomJennifer L RobbinsSteven B
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
• Nota di contenuto: 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.
• Sommario/riassunto: "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"--
• Titolo autorizzato: Increasing persistence
• ISBN: 1-118-23484-7; 1-280-87268-3; 9786613713995; 1-118-22108-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910815144703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II