{"product_id":"retention-persistence-and-writing-programs-todd-ruecker-9781607326014","title":"Retention, Persistence, and Writing Programs","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom scholars working in a variety of institutional and geographic contexts and with a wide range of student populations, \u003ci\u003eRetention, Persistence, and Writing Programs\u003c\/i\u003e offers perspectives on how writing programs can support or hinder students' transitions to college. The contributors present individual and program case studies, student surveys, a wealth of institutional retention data, and critical policy analysis.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRates of student retention in higher education are a widely acknowledged problem: although approximately 66 percent of high school graduates begin college, of those who attend public four-year institutions, only about 80 percent return the following year, with 58 percent graduating within six years. At public two-year institutions, only 60 percent of students return, and fewer than a third graduate within three years. Less commonly known is the crucial effect of writing courses on these statistics.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFirst-year writing is a course that virtually all students have to take; thus, writing programs are well-positioned to contribute to larger institutional conversations regarding retention and persistence and should offer themselves as much-needed sites for advocacy, research, and curricular innovation. \u003ci\u003eRetention, Persistence, and Writing Programs\u003c\/i\u003e is a timely resource for writing program administrators as well as for new writing teachers, advisors, administrators, and state boards of education.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eContributors\u003c\/i\u003e: Matthew Bridgewater, ​Cristine Busser, Beth Buyserie, Polina Chemishanova, ​Michael Day, ​Bruce Feinstein, ​Patricia Freitag Ericsson, ​Nathan Garrett, ​Joanne Baird Giordano, ​Tawanda Gipson, ​Sarah E. Harris, Mark Hartlaub, ​Holly Hassel, ​Jennifer Heinert, ​Ashley J. Holmes, ​Rita Malenczyk, ​Christopher P. Parker, ​Cassandra Phillips, ​Anna Plemons, ​Pegeen Reichert Powell, ​Marc Scott, Robin Snead, ​Sarah Elizabeth Snyder, ​Sara Webb-Sunderhaus, ​Susan Wolff Murphy\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Todd Ruecker\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1607326019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781607326014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Utah State University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/01\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 286\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.80h x 6.00w x 0.70d","brand":"Todd Ruecker","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44074561372415,"sku":"9781607326014","price":36.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_666dcdf0-237b-4725-bdc3-8ee31379755c.jpg?v=1685454465","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/retention-persistence-and-writing-programs-todd-ruecker-9781607326014","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}