... and student retention and attrition. Design/methodology/approach This quantitative research is based on the perceptions of 211 academic staff holding a range of positions within 15 higher education institutions located in the Gulf Cooperation Council countries (GCC). Linear regression was used to test...

... 2013 Accountability Grade inflation Assessment Registration policy Educational policy Academic forgiveness Formula funding Retention Academic success Universities What is the real meaning of a college student's grade point average (GPA)? What utility does the measure have...

.... Additionally, results suggest a need for future research that further develops the concept and practice of quality academic advising. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2013 Advising Academic advising Retention Matriculation Student success Perceived support Self‐efficacy Student expectations...

... issues which have been and need to be addressed by the university in order to increase retention. Design/methodology/approach A specially designed survey was repeated across the years and completed over the period by 2,085 undergraduate students who left the university before the end of their first...

..., in a system in which what is best for the student is subsumed by what is best for the economy, my concern is that it does. Mantz   Yorke and Bernard   Longden . Retention and Student Success in Higher Education . Buckingham : Open University Press   2004 . © Emerald Group...