Seidman, A: Crossing the Finish Line

Dr. Alan Seidman is the Executive Director of the Center for the Study of College Student Retention (cscsr.org) and Professor Emeritus in the Richard W. Riley College of Education and Leadership and founding editor of the Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice.

Implementation of a college student retention formula and success model that will enable students to meet their academic and personal goals in five easy steps.

Preface: Seidman saysAcknowledgementsIntroductionChapter 1: Why We Should Care About RetentionChapter 2: The College MissionChapter 3: Student Institutional FitChapter 4: Types of Student DepartureChapter 5: Various Retention Risk FactorsChapter 6: What Matters in College Student RetentionChapter 7: What we Know About First Generation College StudentsChapter 8: What we Know About Minority Student RetentionChapter 9: Other ConsiderationsChapter 10: Most Representative Student Enrollment Model: Why It Does Not WorkChapter 11: Seidman Student Success Formula/Model and Steps to SuccessChapter 12: Need for Competency HelpChapter 13: Moving Beyond Assessment & Initial Placement: The Seidman StudentChapter 14: Faculty Teaching PracticeChapter 15: Facilitating Student Social InteractionChapter 16: A Word About¿Chapter 17: Other ThoughtsConcluding RemarksReferencesIndexAbout the Author