Mapping a Retention Index across the Student Continuum

Autor/in	van der Merwe, C. A.
Titel	Mapping a Retention Index across the Student Continuum
Quelle	In: Journal of Institutional Research, 16 (2011) 1, S.52-68 (17 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1443-2110
Schlagwörter	Institutional Research; Academic Persistence; Outcome Measures; Systems Approach; Student Attrition; Models; Intervention; Institutional Characteristics; Student Characteristics; Higher Education; Acculturation; Success; Concept Mapping; Educational Indicators + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Institutionelle Forschung; Systemischer Ansatz; Schülerbeurlaubung; Analogiemodell; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Akkulturation; Erfolg; Concept Map; Educational indicato; Bildungsindikator
Abstract	Student retention is the field of institutional research that has (deservedly) had the most attention. Besides the models proposed by Tinto (1975, 1993), there have been many theoretical and applied papers on many aspects of student retention. These include demographic characteristics, scholastic scores, financial and residential considerations, orientation activities, quality of teaching and supervision, campus life, societal and social integration, support services like libraries, counselling, office bound vs. online student administration and information services, (first year) attrition, experiential training, language proficiency, discrimination, commitment of students, competitiveness with peers, communication and other "life skills", and so forth. For this précis, some of the more recent research that will be examined includes Madgett and Bélanger (2008), Swail (2006), Carter (2006) and Burns (2010). The purpose of this article is to describe a mapping of institutional-applicable indices developed over the years, based on single or highly complex analyses and statistical modelling of the aspects above, or combinations of these, or other aspects. The emphasis will be from the student's perspective, over the time period from admission to graduation, and over the nature of phases and processes within the university. Wide anecdotal evidence suggests that managing the knowledge gleaned from data and information, from systemic and/or survey sources, is a strategic approach that may be remiss in many universities, as are the ad hoc retention improvement interventions, rather than an integrated approach. [This paper was first presented at the Annual Conference of the Australasian Association for Institutional Research, "Has institutional research come of age in Australia?," in Geelong, 10-12 November 2010.] (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01