Student retention is not all up to the school. It's a combination of retention strategies, personal issues, and circumstantial factors. Here is a breakdown.
Examples of retention strategies are:
Having a high quality teaching staff, curriculum, academic support
Having retention programs
Some things can negatively affect retention regardless of the quality or actions of the school. Personal factors, like low self-confidence, poor attitude toward education, poor study behaviors or problem-solving abilities is just a few examples.
On a grander scale, circumstantial factors like ethnicity, socio-economic status, finances, and family issues can also reap their effects.
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GACE School Psychology (605): Practice & Study Guide
21 chapters | 215 lessons | 18 flashcard sets
Ch 1. About the GACE Test
Ch 2. Professional Practice for School...
Ch 3. Organization & Instruction in the...
Ch 4. Education Research & Program...
Ch 5. Data Collection in School...
Ch 6. Developmental Psychology &...
Ch 7. Cognitive & Social Development in...
Ch 8. Human Development Issues
Ch 9. Adolescent Psychopathology &...
Ch 10. Consultation & Collaboration in School...
Ch 11. School-Based Intervention &...
Ch 12. Academic Success & Failure
Ch 13. Primary, Secondary & Tertiary...
Ch 14. Crisis Intervention for School...
Ch 15. Preventive & Responsive Schools...
Ch 16. Ethical Principles in Psychology
Ch 17. Legal Issues in Psychology
Ch 18. Case Law in Education Psychology
Ch 19. Diversity in Development &...
Ch 20. GACE School Psychology...
Ch 21. School-wide Practices to Promote Learning
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