A Review of the Contemporary International Literature on Student Retention in Higher Education

Autor/in	Aljohani, Othman
Titel	A Review of the Contemporary International Literature on Student Retention in Higher Education
Quelle	In: International Journal of Education and Literacy Studies, 4 (2016) 1, S.40-52 (13 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2202-9478
Schlagwörter	Higher Education; Literature Reviews; Academic Persistence; International Studies; Student Attrition; Context Effect; Trend Analysis; Comparative Education; Foreign Countries; Australia; United States; United Kingdom; Europe + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Internationaler Studiengang; Schülerbeurlaubung; Trendanalyse; Vergleichende Erziehungswissenschaft; Ausland; Australien; USA; Großbritannien; Europa
Abstract	One of the major issues that concerns tertiary institutions around the world is the student retention rate. In general, higher rates of completion give more positive image about the academic, administrative and financial statues of these institutions. However, improving the student completion and retention rates can be a challenging task. One way toward this goal is utilising strategies and techniques that are informed by the findings of theoretical models and empirical studies. Therefore, this paper reviews some of the contemporary studies in the student retention literature from different higher educational contexts around the world followed by a list of the variables that are commonly linked to the student retention phenomenon in higher education and a discussion of the factors that are most frequently associated with student attrition as reported by these studies. A summary of the factors associated with the student attrition phenomenon suggested that, the central factors were the quality of students' institutional experiences and their level of integration into the academic and social systems of their academic institutions. These factors relate to students' experiences with the administrative system of their academic institution, including the admission, registration and disciplinary rules and policies and the availability and quality of student services and facilities. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01