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Leaving college : rethinking the causes and cures of student attrition
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- ISBN: 9780226804491 (cloth)
- ISBN: 0226804496 (cloth)
- ISBN: 9780226007571 (paper)
- ISBN: 022600757X (paper)
- ISBN: 9780226922461 (ebook)
- ISBN: 0226922464 (ebook)
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xv, 296 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm - Edition: 2nd ed.
- Publisher: Chicago, Ill. : University of Chicago Press ; Bristol : University Presses Marketing [distributor], 2012.
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-281) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | The scope and patterning of student departure from higher education -- Roots of individual departure from institutions of higher education -- A theory of individual departure from institutions of higher education -- The dimensions of institutional action. |
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| Subject: | College dropouts United States College attendance United States |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Kirtland Community College.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Kirtland Community College Library | LC 148.15 .T56 2012 | 30775305484942 | General Collection | Available | - |
Leaving College : Rethinking the Causes and Cures of Student Attrition
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Table of Contents
Leaving College : Rethinking the Causes and Cures of Student Attrition
| Section | Section Description | Page Number |
|---|---|---|
| Preface to the Second Edition | ||
| Acknowledgments | ||
| 1 | Introduction | |
| The Dimensions and Consequences of Student Departure from Higher Education | ||
| The Limits of Our Understanding of Student Departure | ||
| The Goals and Structure of the Book | ||
| 2 | The Scope and Patterning of Student Departure from Higher Education | |
| The Entry of Individuals into Higher Education | ||
| The Scope of Departure from Higher Education Group Differences in Rates of Degree Completion Concluding Observations | ||
| 3 | Roots of Individual Departure from Institutions of Higher Education Sorting through Past Research on Student Departure | |
| Individual Roots of Student Departure Interactional Roots of Institutional | ||
| Departure External Communities and Withdrawal from College Finances and College Persistence | ||
| Involvement, Learning, and Leaving Individual and Institutional Variations in the Process of Student | ||
| Departure Concluding Observations | ||
| 4 | A Theory of Individual Departure from Institutions of Higher Education | |
| Past Theories of Student Departure Studies of Departure in Other School Settings Stages in the Process of Departure from Institutions of Higher Education | ||
| Suicide and the Study of Departure from Higher Education Toward a Theory of Institutional Departure from Higher Education | ||
| A Longitudinal Model of Departure from Institutions of Higher Education Linking Learning and Leaving | ||
| The Educational Character of Student Leaving | ||
| A Model of Institutional Departure: Some Observations | ||
| 5 | The Dimensions of Institutional Action Defining "Dropout" from Higher Education | |
| The Principles of Effective Retention | ||
| The Principles of Effective Implementation What Works in Retaining Students | ||
| Retention Policies for Different Students Retention Policies for Different Institutions Concluding Observations | ||
| 6 | Conclusions Educational Communities and the Character of Institutional Commitment Educational Mission and Institutional Commitment | |
| The Paradox of Institutional Commitment and the Limits of Institutional | ||
| Action Educational Excellence, Retention, and Student Involvement in Learning Leaving College and Other Forms of Departure A Concluding Observation | ||
| Appendix A | The Assessment of Student Departure from Institutions of Higher Education | |
| Appendix B | Toward a Theory of Doctoral Persistence | |
| Notes | ||
| References | ||
| Index |
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