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Cohen, Robert D.; Jody, Ruth – 1978
To help schools recruit and retain their students without lowering academic standards, a full semester freshman seminar designed to train new college students in the skills they will need is proposed. The importance of this approach in light of the growing competition among colleges and universities to attract students is discussed. Increased…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Admission (School), Annotated Bibliographies, College Freshmen
Download full textGardenhire, John Fouts – 1996
Laney's Success Model for First-Year Students attempts to increase retention by accommodating students and encouraging learning. It requires an institutional commitment for student academic success and tries to dispel the forces of attrition: academic boredom, difficulty adjusting to college life, and academic underpreparedness. The first-year…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, College Programs, Community Colleges, Faculty Development
