The Importance of Personal Contact in Establishing Student Commitment.

Bawcom, Jerry

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ERIC Number: EJ240039

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1980

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The Importance of Personal Contact in Establishing Student Commitment.

Bawcom, Jerry

Southern College Personnel Association Journal, v2 n4 p41-44 Sum 1980

Describes a personal contact program utilized to attract and retain students at a college. The program includes personal contacts by telephone from staff and students, personal attention to student programs, and an institutional commitment to the value of personal attention in areas of campus life. Retention reports have been positive. (RC)

Descriptors: College Admission, College Students, Higher Education, Institutional Environment, Interpersonal Relationship, Program Effectiveness, School Holding Power, Student College Relationship, Student Recruitment

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive; Reports - General

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Language: English

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