Student Retention in Higher Education Courses

International Comparison

Christian Van Stolk, Jan Tiessen, Jack Clift, Ruth Levitt

ResearchPublished Jul 23, 2007

This study compares and contrasts retention and participation rates in international Higher Education systems. The aim of the study is to put the performance of United Kingdom higher education institutions in comparative perspective and uncover interesting practice in the countries studied to improve retention rates.

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  • Copyright: RAND Corporation
  • Availability: Web-Only
  • Year: 2007
  • Pages: 92
  • Document Number: TR-482-NAO

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Van Stolk, Christian, Jan Tiessen, Jack Clift, and Ruth Levitt, Student Retention in Higher Education Courses: International Comparison. Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corporation, 2007. https://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR482.html.
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