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Adopt these strategies to boost student persistence
Author(s) -
McCarthy Claudine
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.30048
Subject(s) - persistence (discontinuity) , institution , drop out , psychology , mathematics education , computer science , business , economics , sociology , engineering , demographic economics , social science , geotechnical engineering
Adult learners are savvy consumers. Low retention rates can imply that you don't do enough to support your adult learners, steering potential students away from your institution. And when existing students see retention rates drop, they will look to you for explanations and solutions.