Leaving Early: Undergraduate Non-Completion in Higher Education »

Presents the findings of new research into the problem of students dropping-out from their courses, and provides information that will help institutions understand and address the problem. The book clarifies definitions of non-completion, looks at what influences students to leave early, assesses the implications for the institution's performance and the costs to the public purse. The analysis is illustrated by examples of student experience, and highlights courses of action that may help to reduce the problem.

*Highlights courses of action to reduce the incidence of 'dropping out'

*Outlines the financial impact of non-completion

Contents:

1. Non-completion: Important but Under-researched

2. What's Past is Prologue

3. Surveying the Domain

4. Money, Choice and Quality: Why Fulltime and Sandwich Students Leave Early

5. "It's the economy, stupid!": Why Part-time students Leave Early

6. The Cost to the Taxpayer

7. Non-completion as a Performance Indicator?

8. What Can Be Done about Non-completion?