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Increasing Persistence: Research-based Strategies for College Student Success

ISBN: 978-1-118-23484-6

June 2012

Jossey-Bass

512 pages

Description
What really works in student retention?

Increasing Persistence
offers a compendium on college student persistence that bridges the gaps between theory, research, and successful practice. Anchored by ACT, Inc.’s 2010 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, the book provides decision-makers and practitioners with evidence-based interventions and best practices for improving student success in college.
About the Author

THE AUTHORS

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.