The First Year of College: Research, Theory, and Practice on Improving the Student Experience and Increasing Retention (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781316629383)

This book is premised on a very powerful social/educational concern about college retention rates: one-third of first-year students seriously consider leaving college during their first term, and only half of all students who start college ultimately graduate. This book examines the first year of college from a variety of perspectives to paint a comprehensive picture of the intersecting challenges facing today's students and higher education institutions. Technological advances, increases in college attendance costs, and increasing political pressure on colleges to prove their value have changed the landscape of the first year of college, but researchers have identified new approaches to improve student and institutional success that have shown considerable success and promise. In this comprehensive volume, top educational researchers explore topics of student success, persistence, and retention in the first year of college.

Author: Robert S. Feldman
ISBN-10: 1316629384
ISBN-13: 9781316629383
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 12/05/2019
Pages: 366
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.08lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.76d