Transcript Student Persistence and Success in United States Higher

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Student Persistence and
Success in United States
Higher Education: A Synthesis
of the Literature
Charlie L. Nutt, Ed.D.
Executive Director
NACADA: The Global
Community for Academic
Advising
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Overview
• Definitions
• Key Models
• Institutional Initiatives
• Implications
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Definitions
RETENTION
The ability of an institution to keep a student
from admission through graduation
Embedded in the concept of retention is degree
completion
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Definitions
PERSISTENCE
The desires and actions of a student to stay within
the system of higher education from beginning
through degree completion
Retention is affected by student interactions with
the institution
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Key Models
• Tinto – Theory of Student Departure
• Astin – Theory of Student Involvement
• Berger – Student Interaction
– Organizational System
– Academic System
– Social System
• Kuh – Student Engagement
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Institutional Initiatives
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Academic Advising/Personal Tutoring
Faculty Development – Teaching to Learning
Student Affairs/Student Services
Campus-wide initiatives for first-year
experiences and first-year seminars
• Learning communities
• Risk Factors for targeted sub-populations
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Implications
• Retention is an institutional responsibility
• Define what STUDENT SUCCESS is for your
campus
• Analyze research and institutional data
• Continuously review initiatives and results
• Use multiple strategies and initiatives
• Ensure teaching and learning is focused on
student engagement