Leaving Early - Undergraduate Non-completion in Higher Education (Hardcover)

Faces up to the increasingly difficult problem of students dropping out from their courses. It presents findings of recent research into this issue and provides information that should 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 cost to the public purse. This analysis is illustrated by examples of student experience, and highlights courses of action that may help to reduce the problem.