Student Retention and Dropout in Higher Education Systems | The Student Leakage in the Educational Pipeline

Joseph Lutta

ISBN 10: 3844332286 / ISBN 13: 9783844332285

Published by LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, 2011

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Student Retention and Dropout in Higher Education Systems | The Student Leakage in the Educational Pipeline | Joseph Lutta | Taschenbuch | 196 S. | Englisch | 2011 | LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing | EAN 9783844332285 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: preigu GmbH & Co. KG, Lengericher Landstr. 19, 49078 Osnabrück, mail[at]preigu[dot]de | Anbieter: preigu.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Student Retention and Dropout in Higher Education Systems | The Student Leakage in the Educational Pipeline
• Publisher: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing
• Publication Date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3844332286
• ISBN 13: 9783844332285
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 220W x 150H x 13D millimeters 220 millimeters width by 150 millimeters height by 13 millimeters depth
• Weight: 310 grams
• Seller catalogs:
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Synopsis

Institutions of higher education have come to view the retention of college students as the only reasonable mechanism of their survival, and a growing number have turned their energies on measures through which they can mitigate the ever- increasing and worrisome student withdrawal rates. Research shows that over half of all college- entering students in the United States of America are likely to leave before they complete their first year. It is estimated that American colleges and universities lose approximately one billion dollars a year from first-year student attrition. Globalization, with its accompanying socioeconomic, demographic, and technological changes, is having a significant impact on countries' workforce and their postsecondary institutions. For a countries to successfully compete in the global economy, they need more highly educated and skilled workforces. Such workforces must be able to adapt to the needs of rapidly changing and more technically demanding global work environments. Today, six out of every ten jobs require some post-high school education and training.

About the Author

Joseph Lutta,PhD: Studied Human Resource and Leadership Development at Louisiana State University, USA. Assistant Professor of Management at Ajman University of Science & Technology, United Arab Emirates. Research areas: organizational performance, leadership development, employee retention, & research methods.