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• catalog abstract "From a rare undertaking of a few "enlightened" institutions, enhanced student retention has become a common part of institutional and state planning. The author revises and extends the theory and exposition of the first edition in light of an explosion of research on the subject and in light of current statistical data that can be fruitfully compared with older data.".
• catalog contributor b5099902.
• catalog created "c1993.".
• catalog date "1993".
• catalog date "c1993.".
• catalog dateCopyrighted "c1993.".
• catalog description "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.".
• catalog description "From a rare undertaking of a few "enlightened" institutions, enhanced student retention has become a common part of institutional and state planning. The author revises and extends the theory and exposition of the first edition in light of an explosion of research on the subject and in light of current statistical data that can be fruitfully compared with older data.".
• catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 257-281) and index.".
• catalog description "Preface to 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.".
• catalog extent "xv, 296 p. :".
• catalog identifier "0226804496".
• catalog issued "1993".
• catalog issued "c1993.".
• catalog language "eng".
• catalog publisher "Chicago ; London : University of Chicago Press,".
• catalog spatial "United States.".
• catalog subject "378.1/69 20".
• catalog subject "College attendance United States.".
• catalog subject "College dropouts United States.".
• catalog subject "LC148.15 .T56 1993".
• catalog tableOfContents "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.".
• catalog tableOfContents "Preface to 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.".
• catalog title "Leaving college : rethinking the causes and cures of student attrition / Vincent Tinto.".
• catalog type "text".