This article reports on a systematic review of research into student retention and student
engagement in higher education (HE). It discusses the origins and meaning of these terms …

Student retention rate has been a major concern for tertiary institutions around the world
since the establishment of formal education. Generally speaking, not every student …

America's higher education system is failing its students. In the space of a generation, we
have gone from being the best-educated society in the world to one surpassed by eleven …

Finding a solution to the problem of student retention is an often-required task across Higher
Education. Most often managers and academics alike rely on intuition and experience to …

In this book, the authors bring together in one place essential information about college
students in the US in the 21st century. Synthesizing existing research and theory, they …

After reviewing the state of student retention research and practice, past and present, the
author looks to the future and identifies three areas of research and practice that call for …

Even as the number of students attending college has more than doubled in the past forty
years, it is still the case that nearly half of all college students in the United States will not …

The major models of persistence include Tinto's Theory of Student Departure (1975, 1987,
1993), Astin's Theory of Involvement (1984), and Pascarella's model (1985). All the models …

This study made use of a model of college success that involves students achieving
academic goals and life satisfaction. Hierarchical regressions examined the role of six …

Esta investigación lleva a cabo una aproximación a la problemática de la transición
Bachillerato-Universidad para analizar las distintas trayectorias del estudiante: trayectoria …