Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #368987 in Books
• Published on: 2005-05-28
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 364 pages

Review
"Despite a myriad of academic support programs, only 50 percent of U.S. students entering higher education actually earn a bachelor's degree....[S]eidman describes a formula for helping students to successfully complete their education that is based upon early, intensive, and continuous intervention."-Reference & Research Book News

Customer Reviews

College Attrition/Retention Must
I purchased this book to help with background information for a doctoral dissertation that I am writing. It is an excellent source of "all things attrition/retention" in higher education. Many of the big names in attrition research have contributed to this effort including Braxton, Bean, Astin, and Tinto. It has a very nice chapter on the history of attrition/retention in higher education as well as covering materials on first year attrition, finance, and perspectives on future research.
I would recommend this book highly for anyone interested in attrition/retention of students in higher education or as a resource for anyone researching or doing a literature review about the subject. There are nice reference lists at the end of each chapter and the book is presented in a way that is easy to use and understand.