TY - BOOK AU - Moxley,David AU - Dumbrigue,Cecille AU - Najor-Durack,Anwar TI - Keeping students in higher education: successful practices & strategies for retention SN - 0749430885 AV - LC148.15 .M69 2001 U1 - 373.12913 PY - 2001/// CY - London, Sterling, VA PB - Kogan Page, Stylus Pub KW - College dropouts KW - High school dropouts N1 - Includes index; Introduction: the practice of retention --; Pt. I; The Challenge of Retention; 1; Keeping students in higher education: a pathway for retention; 2; A student-centred approach to retention --; Pt. II; The Institutional Framework of Retention; 3; The properties of the institutional retention mission; 4; The retention assets of institutions of higher education and their communities; 5; The infrastructure of retention and student support; 6; Student development and its implications for retention --; Pt. III; Five Dimensions of Retention Programmes; 7; Dimension 1: The scope of the retention programme; 8; Dimension 2: Sponsorship of the retention programme; 9; Dimension 3: The outreach function of the retention programme; 10; Dimension 4: Roles of retention facilitators; 11; Dimension 5: The helping process in retention --; Pt. IV; Conclusion; 12; Developing the retention programme: an exemplar N2 - "This text examines the issues surrounding student drop-outs and presents a practical guide to identifying reasons for drop out and developing solutions to the problem of retaining students in higher education."--Publisher description ER -