Nearly one out of every two college students in the US drops out.
Most of them never return...

 

 

 

Dropout
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Ted James, who recently attended "The National Conference on Student
Retention" in Washington, D.C.,will talk about:

  

reasons why students drop out
factors that influence students’ persistence
strategies that reduce attrition

examples of US colleges tackling the problem

 

THURSDAY DECEMBER 10
12:15 - 1:39
ROOM 3408

 

 

 

Come and find out:

- what we know (and don't know) about dropout rates at Noucias
College

- whether students' being culturally disadvantaged, having
negative self-concents or lacking motivation are adequate
explanations for dropout

- whether remedial instruction and therapeutic counselling are
approvriate strateaies for dealing with the problem