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More About This Title Increasing Persistence: Research-based Strategiesfor College Student Success
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Praise for Increasing Persistence
"What a gem! This is a requisite text for enrollment practitioners, higher education scholars, and progressive public policy makers dedicated to understanding the processes involved in increasing student retention and success rates. The authors' data-focused approach identifies many of the best practices and fundamental efforts that can make a positive impact at most colleges and universities. Increasing Persistence provides an ideal organizational framework for developing student retention plans. —Jay W. Goff, vice president of enrollment and retention management, Saint Louis University
"Because community colleges have made student persistence to graduation or career certification a national priority, they will find this book an invaluable resource for identifying and implementing practices that have a documented impact on student success." —James Hudgins, president emeritus, South Carolina Technical/Community College System; director, Community College leadership Alliance, University of South Carolina
"The authors have crafted a highly-readable and much-needed synthesis of the complex literature on college student persistence and completion, and present a fresh model for student success that will be of interest to applied practitioners. This book is not only critical reading for all stakeholders in higher education, but also an easily accessible required text for graduate students of the discipline." —Toni Strollo Holbrook, associate dean of the college, Rollins College
"The authors provide a focused and contextualized view of college student success that tells us not only what matters but also reminds us why it matters to individual students, educators, and society as whole." —Margot Saltonstall, associate director for assessment enrollment management and student affairs, Northern Arizona University
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Wesley R. Habley is principal associate in educational services and coordinator of State Organizations at ACT, Inc. He is also coeditor of Academic Advising: A Comprehensive Handbook from Jossey-Bass.
Jennifer L. Bloom is clinical professor and director of the Master's Degree Program in Higher Education and Student Affairs at the University of South Carolina.
Steve Robbins is principal research scientist in the Center for Academic and Workforce Readiness and Success. Formerly, Robbins served as vice president of research at ACT, and as professor and chair of Psychology at Virginia Commonwealth University.
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Preface xiii
The Authors xxix
Acknowledgments xxxiii
Section 1: What Do We Know
About Retention and Persistence to Degree? 1
1 Defining, Refining Perspectives on Student Success 3
2 Overview of Theoretical Perspectives on Student Success 19
Section 2: The Case for Intensified Campus Efforts 41
3 The Demographic Challenge 43
4 Public and Private Benefits of College 63
5 Retention or Recruitment: Examining the Return on Investment 79
Section 3: Core Components of Student Success 99
6 Institutional Culture and Student Engagement 101
7 Academic Preparation 117
8 Psychosocial Characteristics 137
9 Career Development 161
10 Assessing the Impact of Academic, Psychosocial, and Career Development Factors on College Student Success 181
Section 4: Proven Student Success Practices 211
11 Historical Perspective on What Works in Student Retention 213
12 Assessment and Course Placement 235
13 Development Education Initiatives 255
14 Academic Advising 283
15 First-Year Transition Programs 311
Section 5: Making Student Success a Priority 335
16 Expanding the Retention Framework: Implications for Public and Institutional Policy 337
17 Creating a Student Success Culture 363
18 Leading the Campus to Student Success 383
Appendices
A What Works in Student Retention, 2004 Survey 397
B What Works in Student Retention? 411
References 425
Name Index 453
Subject Index 459
