Informing Institutional Management: Institutional strategies and student retention

European Journal of Education

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 165-177

  Hovdhaugen, Elisabeth ^a   Frølich, Nicoline ^a   Aamodt, Per Olaf ^a  

^a NORDIC INSTITUTE FOR STUDIES IN INNOVATION   (Norway)

Author keywords

Higher education institutions; Institutional strategies; Retention strategies; Student retention; Students' reasons for leaving college

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874004373     PISSN: 01418211     EISSN: 14653435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ejed.12002     Document Type: Article

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