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Leaving College
Vincent Tinto
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Description for Leaving College
Paperback. Synthesizes research on student attrition and on actions institutions can and should take to reduce it. The key to effective retention, the author demonstrates, is in a strong commitment to quality education and the building of a strong sense of inclusive educational and social community on campus. Num Pages: 312 pages, 17 tables, 3 line drawings. BIC Classification: JNH; JNM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 171 x 19. Weight in Grams: 498.
In his widely acclaimed book "Leaving College", Vincent Tinto synthesizes far ranging research on student attrition and on actions institutions can and should take to reduce it. The key to effective retention, Tinto demonstrates, is in a strong commitment to quality education and the building of a strong sense of inclusive educational and social community on campus. First published in 1994, this revised and expanded second edition incorporates numerous research and policy reports on why students leave higher education. Incorporating data only now available, Tinto applies his theory of student departure to the experiences of minority, adult, and graduate students, ... Read more
In his widely acclaimed book "Leaving College", Vincent Tinto synthesizes far ranging research on student attrition and on actions institutions can and should take to reduce it. The key to effective retention, Tinto demonstrates, is in a strong commitment to quality education and the building of a strong sense of inclusive educational and social community on campus. First published in 1994, this revised and expanded second edition incorporates numerous research and policy reports on why students leave higher education. Incorporating data only now available, Tinto applies his theory of student departure to the experiences of minority, adult, and graduate students, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
312
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
Number of Pages
312
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226007571
SKU
V9780226007571
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About Vincent Tinto
Vincent Tinto is Distinguished Professor of Education at Syracuse University and the author of Completing College, also published by the University of Chicago Press.
Reviews for Leaving College
"This book appears to be the best compilation of ideas about understanding student departure from college written to date.... Vincent Tinto has pulled together a lavish variety of facts, findings based on empirical studies, theories, and institutional savvy to provide readers with valuable information that should help concerned members of the academic community better understand student departure." (John P. Bean, ... Read more