How to recruit and retain higher education students : a handbook of good practice /
edited by Anthony Cook and Brian S. Rushton.
- New York : Routledge, 2009.
- xiv, 237 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The roots of attrition / Access and admissions / Transition--from what? A review of the influences on the choices and expectations of entrants to higher education / udecide : helping learners make SMART decisions / The Community university of the Valleys model : "reaching the students other recruitment strategies can't reach" / New opportunities for disadvantaged pupils : the Step-Up programme / Progression into higher education via an access summer school / Quality information available to students prior to entry / University visit days / "I'll be there for you" : the impact of Northumbria "Friends" on recruitment and retention / Promoting student retention using support strategies prior to entry / Student mentoring prior to entry : getting accurate messages across / Online pre-induction support / Second chances for students : the Fresh Start project / Recruitment for retention : A way forward / Anthony Cook -- Anthony Cook -- Derek Shuter-- Helen Cormack -- Coling Trotman,... [et al.] -- Daimian O'Kane, Christ Finlay, Anne Mooney -- John Blicharski -- Marke Davies, Anthony Cook -- Helen Richardson -- Peter Slee, Christ Watts, Martin Thomas -- Anne M. McKillop, Abbie McKenna, Anthony Cook -- Dan Bennett -- Becka Currant, Neil Currant -- Debbie Loveday -- Brian S. Rushton.
Offers practical advice on how universities can influence the expectations of prospective students, allowing them to make sensible decisions about careers, courses and institutions. --from publisher description
9780415990882 (alk. paper) 0415990882 (alk. paper) 9780415990899 (alk. paper) 0415990890 (alk. paper) 9780203877302 0203877306
2008050960
College students--Recruiting--United States.
College attendance--United States.
College dropouts--Prevention.--United States
LB2342.82 / .H68 2009
378.1/61
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The roots of attrition / Access and admissions / Transition--from what? A review of the influences on the choices and expectations of entrants to higher education / udecide : helping learners make SMART decisions / The Community university of the Valleys model : "reaching the students other recruitment strategies can't reach" / New opportunities for disadvantaged pupils : the Step-Up programme / Progression into higher education via an access summer school / Quality information available to students prior to entry / University visit days / "I'll be there for you" : the impact of Northumbria "Friends" on recruitment and retention / Promoting student retention using support strategies prior to entry / Student mentoring prior to entry : getting accurate messages across / Online pre-induction support / Second chances for students : the Fresh Start project / Recruitment for retention : A way forward / Anthony Cook -- Anthony Cook -- Derek Shuter-- Helen Cormack -- Coling Trotman,... [et al.] -- Daimian O'Kane, Christ Finlay, Anne Mooney -- John Blicharski -- Marke Davies, Anthony Cook -- Helen Richardson -- Peter Slee, Christ Watts, Martin Thomas -- Anne M. McKillop, Abbie McKenna, Anthony Cook -- Dan Bennett -- Becka Currant, Neil Currant -- Debbie Loveday -- Brian S. Rushton.
Offers practical advice on how universities can influence the expectations of prospective students, allowing them to make sensible decisions about careers, courses and institutions. --from publisher description
9780415990882 (alk. paper) 0415990882 (alk. paper) 9780415990899 (alk. paper) 0415990890 (alk. paper) 9780203877302 0203877306
2008050960
College students--Recruiting--United States.
College attendance--United States.
College dropouts--Prevention.--United States
LB2342.82 / .H68 2009
378.1/61