Description
Enhancing College Student Retention and Success: An Idea Book is based on an evidence synthesis that screened over 600 ideas, projects, and programs and identified 120 practices and strategies across colleges and universities that are proven effective in improving student retention and success. Different from other news articles or reports that you may read, the book is based on the Value, Rarity, Imitability, and Organization (VRIO) framework for strategic planning and intends to understand how higher education institutions have organized their resources and capabilities to capture value and how they gained sustainable competitive advantage in student retention and success measured via student success outcomes. When these 120 ideas are put together in one book, the collective power of these ideas emerges and allows us to see many gaps in our own institutions’ practices. Yet, more importantly, it inspires our hope for change.
Publication Date
2024
Publisher
West Chester University (WCU) Provost’s Enrollment Planning Investment (PEPI) Grant
City
West Chester, PA
Disciplines
Higher Education
Recommended Citation
Liu, Grace, "Enhancing College Student Retention and Success: An Idea Book" (2024). University Libraries Faculty Books. 5.
https://digitalcommons.wcupa.edu/libfaculty_books/5
Comments
The book is the final report for the West Chester University (WCU) Provost’s Enrollment Planning Investment (PEPI) Grant project. The project contributors include:
Grace Liu (Project Principal Investigator), Associate Professor at WCU F.H.G. Library
John Craig (Project Advisor), Interim Dean, WCU University College; Professor, Interdisciplinary Studies and Academic Support Programs
Jenn O'Leary (Volunteer Staff Member), Interlibrary Loan Technician at WCU F.H.G. Library
Cayden Barcavage (Graduate Student Assistant), Nicholas Gavin (Volunteer Graduate Student Assistant)
Book design by Niko Galioto (Undergraduate Graphic Designer)
Print-on-demand link: https://www.lulu.com/shop/grace-liu/enhancing-college-student-retention-and-success-an-idea-book/hardcover/product-57gyj8q.html