Student retention has become a difficult issue within higher education. As such, it is imperative to examine the causes, as well as provide educators with strategies to implement to improve retention rates. "Critical Assessment and Strategies for Increased Student Retention" is a pivotal reference source for the latest progressive…

A study described efforts of 245 schools, colleges, and departments of education (SCDEs) at private, public, and traditionally black institutions to recruit students into preservice teacher preparation programs, and the attitudes of teacher education department heads at those institutions toward several aspects of student recruitment. Results…

Paine College, a four-year liberal arts institution in Augusta, Georgia, serving mostly black students recently completed an assessment and evaluation plan aimed at all units of the college. The plan was developed by members of the Committee on Institutional Effectiveness and Research over 12 months and focuses on the school's primary mission to…