College student retention  formula for student success 
edited by Alan Seidman ; foreword by Vincent Tinto. 
 - Westport, CT  Praeger Publishers  2005. 
 - xiv, 350 p.  ill.  24 cm. 
 - ACE/Praeger series on higher education .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Forward: College student retention: formula for student success / Vincent Tinto -- Past to present: a historical look at retention / Joseph B Berger and Susan C. Lyon -- Measurements of persistence / Thomas G. Mortenson -- Theoretical developments in the study of college student departure / John M Braxton and Amy S. Hirschy -- How to define retention: a new look at an old problem / Linda Serra Hagedorn -- Toward reliable knowledge about college student departure / John M. Braxton and Stephanie D. Lee -- Student persistence and degree attainment beyond the first year in college: the need for research / Amaury Nora, Elizabeth Barlow, and Gloria Crisp -- Pathways to four-year degree: determinants of transfer and degree completion / Alberto F. Cabrera, Kurt R. Burkum, and Steven M. La Nasa -- Nine themes of college student retention / John P. Bean -- Pre-college and institutional influences on degree attainment / Alexander W. Astin and Leticia Oseguera -- Finances and retention : trends and potential formula for student success / Alan Seidman -- Where we go from here : a retention formula for student success / Alan Seidman -- Epilogue: moving form theory to action / Vincent Tinto. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0275981932 (alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2004028152 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. No.: </label>GBA528691 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>College attendance--United States.<br/>Academic achievement--United States.<br/>College dropouts--United States.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>LC148.2  / .C65 2005 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>378.1619  / C6976