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STUDENT RETENTION STRATEGY BOOK

Reframing Retention Strategy for Institutional Improvement

DePaul's groundbreaking student retention strategy—the 4 Ps framework—is the focus of the Spring 2013 volume of the New Directions for Higher Education, which is part of The Jossey-Bass Higher Education Series published by Wiley Subscription Services, Inc.

Reframing Retention Strategy for Institutional Improvement, edited by David Kalsbeek, DePaul's senior vice president for the division of Enrollment Management and Marketing, addresses the difficulty in gaining traction at the institutional level in improving student retention and degree completion—especially at larger four-year institutions. Readers will gain insight into a framework for thinking about student retention—the 4 Ps: profile, progress, process, and promise—and will learn how institutions have implemented institutional improvements that can be seen through a 4 Ps lens. (Click here for more about the 4 Ps of Student Retention.) Ultimately, the book is about helping institutions better focus their time, energy, and resources in their retention efforts by reframing the way they think about it.

The book was a collaborative effort among Kalsbeek and DePaul's Caryn Chaden, associate vice president for Academic Affairs and associate professor of English; Brian Spittle, associate vice president for the Center for Access and Attainment within the division of Enrollment Management and Marketing; and Carla Cortes, special projects leader for the division of Enrollment Management and Marketing. The book also contains chapters from higher education experts George Kuh and Charles Schroeder.

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