Conducting Student Retention Studies
| Title: | Conducting Student Retention Studies |
| Author: | Ewell, Peter T. |
| Date: | 1984 |
| Catalog #: | 2BA362 |
| Price: | $ 12.00 |
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| Description: |
This book presents a sound overview of the art of retention research, and in the process, provides detailed guidelines on how to establish an institutional retention research program using SOIS instruments. Topics covered in this manual include: • Reasons for undertaking a detailed study of student attrition • A review of the results of national attrition studies • How to establish a student tracking system to assess attrition • How to use SOIS instruments in conducting drop-out surveys • How to organize and present attrition study results • How to use attrition information to develop effective student retention programs This practical guide is intended to be useful both to those who use SOIS to survey former students, and to those just beginning a retention research program regardless of the instruments or techniques used. |