REACHING HIGHER

UNDERSTANDING STUDENT DEVELOPMENT AND DEPARTURE

Autores

  • Camila Quevedo Oppelt UNISINOS e IFSul-Câmpus Pelotas

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4013/entr.2019.131.07

Palavras-chave:

student academic success, student departure, educational institutions

Resumo

Since its foundation, post-secondary institutions have demonstrated a concern to the high rates of student departure which has led to a proliferation of studies focused on college students’ interest and retention in the 1970s (ASTIN, 1975; COPE; HANNAH, 1975; LENNING, 1978; TINTO, 1975). Concentrating on the institutions’ role, this exploratory-qualitative case study aims at—in a historical perspective—finding out how some united statesian institutions have been viewing student interest and attrition and how (and if) they have been acting upon it. Drawing from an interview with an expert as well as from a documental research, it was observed that such institutions have succeeded through programs of academic and student leadership as well as through discussion panels at which students are given the opportunity to engage in the college community—learning with and from their peers.

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Publicado

2021-05-19