Improving Retention through Intensive Practice in College Survival Skills

Abstract

The authors describe and evaluate a behaviorally-oriented course designed to address nonacademic as well as academic factors that affect retention.

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Notes on contributors

Roger W. McIntire

Roger W. McIntire, Associate Dean, Professor of Psychology, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 21042.

Donald K. Pumroy

Donald K. Pumroy, Professor of Psychology, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 21042.

Myra L. Burgee

Myra L. Burgee, Graduate Assistant, Office of Undergraduate Studies, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742.

Steven R. Alexander

Steven R. Alexander, Graduate Assistant, Office of Undergraduate Studies, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742.

Susan S. Gerson

Susan S. Gerson, Graduate Assistant, Counseling Center, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742.

Arthur M. Saddoris

Arthur M. Saddoris, Program Director, Career Development Center, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742. The authors appreciate the data base analysis provided by Dr. Lucie Lapovski and Dr. Patricia Hunt concerning the retention of students in good standing. The research was supported, in part, by the Maryland Commission on Higher Education.