Many university administrators throughout the country are apprehensive about the attrition rates on their campuses. These attrition rates range from 10% to 80%; furthermore, a high percentage of the students who leave do so during their first year of college. Two-year community colleges experience more student attrition than four-year colleges because of the students who are served by these institutions. As administrators deal with attrition, they must also deal with simultaneous multiple improvements and an overly full improvement agenda. Consequently, they soon realize that facilitating organizational change can be an arduous task. This study explored organizational change and the processes involved when initiating, implementing, and institutionalizing change in retention programs and policies at three Alabama Two-Year Community Colleges. Further, the study looked at the new initiatives that these colleges had implemented. This work sheds some light on how to create innovation and organizational change in higher education institutions and how to better retain students.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Vdm Verlag Dr. Müller E.K.
ISBN-13
9783639095920
eBay Product ID (ePID)
2320070973
Product Key Features
Author
Brencleveton Truss
Publication Name
Innovation in Higher Education
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Subject
Coaching & Career Guidance
Publication Year
2008
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
240 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
229mm
Item Width
152mm
Item Weight
327g
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Brencleveton Truss
Country/Region of Manufacture
Germany
Best Selling in Adult Learning & University
Current slide {CURRENT_SLIDE} of {TOTAL_SLIDES}- Best Selling in Adult Learning & University