Open AccessUnderstanding the Synergistic Relationship between Student Retention and Student Development Theories
Author(s) -
Vasti Torres,
Lucy A. LePeau
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
journal of postsecondary student success
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2769-4887
pISSN - 2769-4879
DOI - 10.33009/fsop_jpss130760
Subject(s) - student engagement , psychology , zone of proximal development , student development , mathematics education , pedagogy , higher education , political science , law
Though theories about retention and student development have been in the literature for decades, they have mainly existed in silos with little exploration of how they could or should be used together. This scholarly paper seeks to engage with the idea that there are synergistic connections between student development and retention theories that could further promote student success.