Reaching the Non-Traditional Stopout Population: A Segmentation Approach

Autor/inn/en	Schatzel, Kim; Callahan, Thomas; Scott, Crystal J.; Davis, Timothy
Titel	Reaching the Non-Traditional Stopout Population: A Segmentation Approach
Quelle	In: Journal of Marketing for Higher Education, 21 (2011) 1, S.47-60 (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0884-1241
Schlagwörter	Higher Education; Stopouts; Young Adults; Identification; Measures (Individuals); Reentry Students; Academic Persistence; Adult Learning; Student Recruitment; Nontraditional Students; United States + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Ausstieg; Young adult; Junger Erwachsener; Identifikation; Identifizierung; Messdaten; Zweiter Bildungsweg; Adulte education; Adult training; Erwachsenenbildung; USA
Abstract	An estimated 21% of 25-34-year-olds in the United States, about eight million individuals, have attended college and quit before completing a degree. These non-traditional students may or may not return to college. Those who return to college are referred to as stopouts, whereas those who do not return are referred to as stayouts. In the face of declining pools of traditional students, colleges and universities have attempted to induce these students to return to higher education. Regrettably, little is known about the intentions and attitudes of these young adults after they have left higher education. This paper uses segmentation and targeting to identify those students who intend to return to college and those who do not. Using demographic and psychographic variables, five unique segments are identified. The study recommends strategies for reaching those segments which are most likely to return to higher education. (Contains 2 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10