Do pre-entry interventions such as "aimhigher" impact on student retention and success? A review of the literature.

Autor/in	Thomas, Liz
Titel	Do pre-entry interventions such as "aimhigher" impact on student retention and success? A review of the literature.
Quelle	In: Higher education quarterly, 65 (2011) 3, S. 230-250Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; gedruckt; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0263-9769; 0951-5224; 1468-2273
DOI	10.1111/j.1468-2273.2010.00481.x
Schlagwörter	Lehre; Studium; Studienverhalten; Studentenschaft; Student; Ausland; Australien; Großbritannien
Abstract	This paper reviews the potential impact of pre-entry widening access interventions on student retention and success in higher education. It thus addresses two contemporary policy concerns: What is the impact of pre-entry widening access interventions; and how can we improve student retention and success? A review of academic and practitioner literature finds limited research about the impact of pre-entry interventions in general and very little on the impact of pre-entry interventions on students' retention and success in higher education. A review of the research, however, identifies the importance of factors which pre-entry interventions address: pre-entry decision making, expectations about higher education and academic preparation. To date, however, the impact of pre-entry interventions on retention in higher education has been largely ignored. Thus pre-entry activities, such as Aimhigher, should be evaluated for their impact on student retention. The paper offers an outline evaluation framework, including evaluation topics and suggested key performance indicators to bridge this gap.(HRK / Abstract übernommen).
Erfasst von	Hochschulrektorenkonferenz, Bonn
Update	2011/4