Joined Up Policy: A Strategic Approach to Improving Retention in the UK Context

Outlines development of interest in student retention studies in Britain arising from concern about the appropriate use of public money. Describes retention strategies being used within the London Institute, a federation of five art- and design-focused colleges. The aim is an overarching and interli...

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Published inJournal of college student retention : Research, theory & practice Vol. 3; no. 3; p. 231
Main Authors Blythman, Margo, Orr, Susan
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London Sage Publications Ltd 2002
Subjects
Academic Persistence
Adult Education
College Attendance
College Students
Community colleges
Continuing education
Core curriculum
Educational research
Foreign Countries
Funding
Government (Administrative Body)
Higher Education
Holistic Approach
Integrated Activities
Learning
Minority & ethnic groups
Part Time Students
Politics
Program Descriptions
Retention (Psychology)
School Holding Power
Student Improvement
Student retention
Student Rights
United Kingdom
White Students
Withdrawal (Education)
United Kingdom
United Kingdom > UK
New York
United States > US
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Summary:Outlines development of interest in student retention studies in Britain arising from concern about the appropriate use of public money. Describes retention strategies being used within the London Institute, a federation of five art- and design-focused colleges. The aim is an overarching and interlinking strategy across a whole college, what the British New Labour government calls "joined up policy." (EV)
ISSN:1521-0251
1541-4167