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Balance consistent practice with institutional autonomy
Author(s) -
Smith Lauren B.,
Rusk Diane Treis
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
recruiting and retaining adult learners
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2155-6458
pISSN - 2155-644X
DOI - 10.1002/nsr.30010
Subject(s) - autonomy , balance (ability) , retention rate , population , psychology , medical education , gerontology , demography , demographic economics , medicine , political science , business , sociology , economics , law , marketing , neuroscience
Over the last several years, many University of Wisconsin System institutions have focused on nontraditional students as an important population of opportunity to advance college‐completion goals. However, UW System data revealed second‐year retention rates for adult students lagged behind rates for all UW degree seekers. For example, the first‐to‐second‐year retention rate for nontraditional‐aged new freshmen who entered UW System institutions between 2005 and 2009 was 23 percent lower than for new freshmen overall.