Late Registration: May It Rest in Peace

Autor/in	O'Banion, Terry
Titel	Late Registration: May It Rest in Peace
Quelle	In: Community College Journal, 83 (2012) 1, S.26-31 (6 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1067-1803
Schlagwörter	Academic Achievement; Persistence; School Registration; School Holding Power; Colleges; Full Time Equivalency; Community Colleges; Two Year Colleges; Higher Education; College Faculty + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Schulleistung; Ausdauer; Schulanmeldung; College; Hochschule; Fachhochschule; Community college; Community College; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Fakultät
Abstract	Almost every institution of higher education engages in late registration. But evidence is mounting that the practice, originally intended to keep the doors of opportunity open for students as long as possible, wreaks havoc on the ability of colleges to achieve the goals of the emerging completion agenda. Despite best intentions, late registration is an educationally ineffective architecture deeply embedded in the culture of the community college. It is time, once and for all, to end late registration. May it rest in peace. The case for terminating late registration is strong. Colleges that redesign registration and intake procedures to eliminate late registration will: (1) improve persistence and retention rates for their students; (2) send a message to students and faculty that learning and instruction are important every day and every week of the term; (3) establish expectations for students to meet deadlines and live with the consequences of their decisions, which may translate into improved workforce habits; (4) permit faculty to begin the process of instruction the first day of class without interruption; and (5) realize increased revenues based on full-time equivalent (FTE) as persistence and retention rates increase. (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10