Foreword : College student retention : formula for student success / Vincent Tinto
Introduction
ch. 1. Past to present : a historical look at retention / Joseph B. Berger and Susan C. Lyon
ch 2. Measurements of persistence / Thomas G. Mortenson
ch. 3. Theoretical developments in the study of college student departure / John M. Braxton and Amy S. Hirschy
ch. 4. How to define retention : a new look at an old problem / Linda Serra Hagedorn
ch. 5. Toward reliable knowledge about college student departure / John M. Braxton and Stephanie D. Lee
ch. 6. Student persistence and degree attainment beyond the first year in college : the need for research / Amaury Nora, Elizabeth Barlow, and Gloria Crisp
ch. 7. Pathways to four-year degree : determinants of transfer and degree completion / Alberto F. Cabrera, Kurt R. Burkum, and Steven M. La Nasa
ch. 8. Nine themes of college student retention / John P. Bean
ch. 9. Pre-college and institutional influences on degree attainment / Alexander W. Astin and Leticia Oseguera
ch. 10. Finances and retention : trends and potential formula for student success / John H. Schuh
ch. 11. Where we go from here : a retention formula for student success / Alan Seidman
Epilogue : Moving from theory to action / Vincent Tinto
Index
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