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02418aam a2200337 i 4500 001 1631336A7A8E11E3893C2FCEDAD10320 003 SILO 005 20140111010025 008 130923s2014 caua b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2013038787 020 $a 0470907703 (hardback) 020 $a 9780470907702 (hardback) 040 $a DLC $b eng $c DLC $d YDX $d BTCTA $d OCLCO $d IAD $d WNE $d YDXCP $d BDX $d CDX $d OCLCF $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a n-us--- 050 00 $a LC148.2 $b .B73 2014 100 1 $a Braxton, John M. 245 10 $a Rethinking college student retention / $c John M. Braxton, William R. Doyle, Harold V. Hartley III, Amy S. Hirschy, Willis A. Jones, Michael K. McLendon. 250 $a First edition. 264 1 $a San Francisco, CA : $b Jossey-Bass, $c [2014] 300 $a xx, 293 pages : $b illustrations ; $c 24 cm 520 $a "Drawing on studies funded by the Lumina Foundation, the nation's largest private foundation focused solely on increasing Americans' success in higher education, the authors revise current theories of college student departure, making the important distinction between residential and commuter colleges and universities, and thereby taking into account the role of the external environment and the characteristics of social communities in student departure and retention. A unique feature of the authors' approach is that they also consider the role that the various characteristics of different states play in degree completion and first-year persistence.First-year college student retention and degree completion is a multi-layered, multi-dimensional problem, and the book's recommendations for state- and institutional-level policy and practice will help policy-makers and planners at all levels as well as anyone concerned with institutional retention rates--and helping students reach their maximum potential for success--understand the complexities of the issue and develop policies and initiatives to increase student persistence"-- $c Provided by publisher. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 650 0 $a College attendance $z United States. 650 0 $a College dropouts $z United States. 650 0 $a Academic achievement $z United States. 941 $a 2 952 $l UVAX975 $d 20240215013903.0 952 $l UQAX771 $d 20140111010802.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=1631336A7A8E11E3893C2FCEDAD10320 994 $a C0 $b JIDInitiate Another SILO Locator Search