Monday, August 06, 2007

[IWS] RAND: STUDENT RETENTION in HIGHER EDUCATION COURSES: INTERNATIONAL COMPARISON [1 August 2007]

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RAND

Student Retention in Higher Education Courses: International Comparison - August 1, 2007
Christian van Stolk, Jan Tiessen, Jack Clift, Ruth Levitt
http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR482/
or
REPORT FULL-TEXT
http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/2007/RAND_TR482.pdf
[full-text, 94 pages]
and
Summary
http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/2007/RAND_TR482.sum.pdf
[full-text, 11 pages]


This study compares and contrasts retention and participation rates in international Higher Education systems. The aim of the study is to put the performance of United Kingdom higher education institutions in comparative perspective and uncover interesting practice in the countries studied to improve retention rates.


Contents

Chapter One:
Introduction

Chapter Two:
Australia

Chapter Three:
Ireland

Chapter Four:
The Netherlands

Chapter Five:
United States

Appendix A:
Methodology

Appendix B:
Template for Country Studies on Student Retention

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