Student Retention and Success in Higher Education Institutional Change for the 21st Century /

“Going to university changes your life for the better, but dropping out worsens your future prospects more considerably than if you had never been at all. So, we have a moral and social responsibility to help all students to thrive. This strongly values and research-led book shows us why and how we...

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Other Authors / Creators:Shah, Mahsood. editor.
Kift, Sally. editor.
Thomas, Liz. editor.
Other Corporate Authors / Creators:SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Edition:1st ed. 2021.
Imprint: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2021.
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Online Access:Available in Springer Education eBooks 2021 English/International.
Table of Contents:
  • Chapter 1: Student retention and success in higher education
  • Chapter 2: Why does student retention and success matter?
  • Chapter 3: Student retention: The need for institutional change
  • Chapter 4: Student engagement: Key to retaining students
  • Chapter 5: Faculty engagement with Learning Analytics: Advancing a student success culture in higher education
  • Chapter 6: Institutional leadership efforts driving student retention and success: A case study of the University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
  • Chapter 7: Engaging staff in improving retention and success
  • Chapter 8: Listening for retention: Enabling student success through partnering with the student voice
  • Chapter 9: Improving student engagement, retention and success in online learning
  • Chapter 10: Fostering equitable access to employability development through an institution-wide, in-curricular strategy
  • Chapter 11: Designing assessment and feedback to improve student learning and student success
  • Chapter 12: Re-designing curriculum to enhance first-year student success: A case study
  • Chapter 13: The role of professional integration in higher education IT studies
  • Chapter 14: Retention and success in the midst of a pandemic.