retention
Who is responsible for retention?
My comes to addressing retention, faculty are generally thought of as the individual that is closest to the student and that they should be responsible enough to identify the at risk students. But maybe we should take a look at the size of the class, and the amount of time and courseload that the faculty have assigned to them. Can they take the time to make these necessary assessments and carry forth with the special assignment of the lose no one program.
One of the observations being addressed in this particular form is the question is attendance part of the grade. In today's emerging and changing society at the college or university level. Many students have jobs and classes are not scheduled at times, which are appropriate for this student to attend. So if they cannot attend. Are they assess the penalty and the answer to that generally is yes. Now I'm not going to get into a discussion regarding attendance, but if we look at it at face value. If one cannot attend classes yet is capable of demonstrating a competency with the material. This must mean that they are indeed spending a lot of their own out of class time assimilating the information. Of course there is the natural catchall that the ideal situation is online classes yet. This is somewhat clouded or jaded in that even online classes are difficult for some people to fit into their schedules. So when we talk about retention, then we need to address the scheduling of classes as it relates to not only the timeframe, but the semester as well as the time of the year. Obviously, moms are going to be very busy during the summer months and, therefore, should they started class. They may find that because of their family responsibilitities they cannot completed it. So therein lies the key and that would be proper advising during scheduling time.
When viewing retention often times it said that everyone plays a port or a role. It then becomes a lead in larger question as to what port and to what extent do they play in the role of a successful retention program. Retention programs in themselves can actually be so large and unmanageable that they lose sight of the basic principle being addressed. Often times the general recordkeeping, rationale, and reasoning is delegated to the faculty member or department chairperson. In a particular program and holding them accountable for the retention rate within that particular school. Is that fair? In the answer to that is no, because there are so many aspects that go into the retention rate aspect.
Retention is usually placed as a burden on existing faculty. Faculty obviously are not the only ones that are in place and a normal retention cycle. Had the same token, neither our administrators. Is the entire educational system that accounts for the retention process. Something as simple as a place to park can often lead to in creased or decreased retention. Often times, the educational cycle is viewed before the obvious physical attributes of the college community, our campus are examined. Question should be addressed are the rooms too hot. Are they too cold. I believe that all experienced a environmental situation which is actually unbearable, and if it is a repeated situation the student will come to look at attending classes in this environment has more work than is normally required. I guess I'm trying to say is that the comfort physical comfort other students is unaccountable reason for actuation. Just look at structures are the buildings old antiquated with nonfunctioning elevators. Bathrooms are there enough bathrooms, etc. So let's not put all the blame for retention on teachers over the academic process. Let's start looking at the physical complex first and then go from there.
Students are often times address as the ones that are at risk. Perhaps we should look at the purest form of definition of risk. Risk of what is it losing the student or is it love the losing more than just that. Obviously, the body count is very important as well is the financial aspects as well as the necessary recruiting efforts in order to refill the vacated seat. Perhaps the problem lies. Even before the classes start. How does the recruiting process work are the students properly matched for the curriculum for which they are choosing?. As we all know certain areas. All concentration are very trendy and are most popular because of the saturation in the media regarding those particular programs. Also, students that are at risk are sometimes not identified because we feel that the "adult" student is there because they needed to have job enrichment type of skills. The "adult", student may actually be there to accumulate knowledge. Additionally on adults remember that they are returning to the educational cycle after many years of absence, and this is best foot as a scary time to them. It is possible to a loose or not retain adult students because they are put off with the younger age classification of the class. So then we're looking at the classroom ask contributing to retention. How do we control all of this. Well, if we had an exact answer, then of course we would have this topic, but it is possible in today's society and technology to literally stack the deck by matching age groups and mixes in particular sections. I know some schools that actually uses system. Our software program that assigns sections by age. I'm not suggesting that this is a good practice. I'm just using this as an example as one schools effort in order to control attrition due to class, age make up.
Retention is everyone at the campus resposibility, reminding the student of why they are here. Keeping them enguaged and happy.
Everyone is respnsilbe for retention. Faculty plays the largest roll, because the interact the most with their students.
Is attendance part of the students' grade? Is there a policy that limits the amount of time a student can miss in a class and still get a passing grade?
How do you move retention issues from the forefront of the mind to effective action? What can be done by those if the forefront to engage others?
I believe that retention is the responsibility of both the institution and the student. I think that the institution's expectations need to be laid out from the very beginning with Admissions and continued through the classroom. It needs to be emphasized to the student that the school is emmulating the workplace and therefore you attendance at work is critical and should be critical here as well. Also, for each day that they miss, they are missing important information that will prepare them for the workplace. Then I think that once the expectations have been laid down it is up to the student to make that committment to be in class everyday because again every minute that they miss is effecting them and their future no one else.
The students' role in retention is often overlooked. Is this something that your school addresses directly with students? If so, how?
It seems to me that this is subject that should be woven into coursework.
True. But how? In a positive way or negative?
I agree with what you said here. I t is everyone in the schools setting that is responsible for retention. We as an organization talk an awful lot about student experience. If the student is not having a great experience then they will have tendencies to find ways to allow themselves to look for ways out. When we look at student experiences, a big part of that is to just be kind and courteous.
I believe everyone in a school setting is responsbile for retention. A student should have a good experience with the front desk all the way to the presidents office. I can't tell you how many times I have been disappointed with employees at schools I have attended. It doesn't cost anything to be kind and courteous to students!
Everyone is responsible for retention. This includes first and foremost the student, along with his/her desire and commitment and runs through every person and encounter the student then has in the educational experience.
College student retention is always on the forefront of the minds of college student advisors, deans, and administrators. Rightfully so, because without college students, colleges and universities cease to exist and the advisors and deans are without a job. And so are Teachers!
we are all responsible for retention all the way down to the guy that keeps the bathrooms clean it is everyones job to keep the student happy
The hardest part is being able to spot an at risk student.
I agree , everybody plays a part in retention to some degree . The student's perception of the school experience is a function of everybody's actions around him .
