| Description |
113 p. ; 23 cm. |
| Series |
New directions for institutional research, 0271-0579 ; no. 130 |
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New directions for institutional research ; no. 130. 0271-0579
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| Note |
"Summer 2006." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Editiors' notes / Edward P. St. John, Michael Wilkerson -- Campus-based retention initiatives : does the emperor have clothes? / Lori D. Patton ... [et al.] -- Cataloging institutional efforts to understand and reduce college student departure / John M. Braxton, Jeffrey S. McKinney, Pauline J. Reynolds -- Key issues in the persistence of underrepresented minority students / Deborah Faye Carter -- Using action research to support academic program improvement / Michele J. Hansen, Victor M.H. Borden -- Using action inquiry to address critical challenges / Edward P. St. John, Jeffrey S. McKinney, Tina Tuttle -- Using evaluation to close the inquiry loop / Glenda Droogsma Musoba -- Lessons learned : institutional research as support for academic improvement / Edward P. St. John. |
| Subject |
Academic achievement.
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Persistence.
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Dropouts -- Prevention.
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| Added Author |
St. John, Edward P.
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Wilkerson, Michael.
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| ISBN |
078798759X |
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9780787987596 |
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