Getting to Graduation: The Completion Agenda in Higher Education

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getting to graduation This page intentionally left blank getting to graduation The Completion Agenda in Higher Education Edited by ANDREW P. KELLY ^ MARK SCHNEIDER The Johns Hopkins University Press Baltimore © 2012 The Johns Hopkins University Press All rights reserved. Published 2012 Printed in the United States of America on acid-free paper 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 The Johns Hopkins University Press 2715 North Charles Street Baltimore, Maryland 21218-4363 www.press.jhu.edu Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Getting to graduation : the completion agenda in higher education / edited by Andrew P. Kelly and Mark Schneider. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-1-4214-0622-0 (hdbk. : alk. paper) — ISBN 978-1-4214-0693-0 (electronic ) — ISBN 1-4214-0622-5 (hdbk. : alk. paper) — ISBN 1-4214-0693-4 (electronic) 1. Education, Higher—Aims and objectives—United States. 2. Education and state— United States. 3. Educational change—United States. 4. Educational attainment— United States. 5. College graduates—United States. I. Kelly, Andrew P. II. Schneider, Mark, 1946– LA227.4.G49 2012 378.73—dc23 2012000019 A catalog record for this book is available from the British Library. Special discounts are available for bulk purchases of this book. For more information, please contact Special Sales at 410-516-6936 or specialsales@press.jhu.edu. The Johns Hopkins University Press uses environmentally friendly book materials, including recycled text paper that is composed of at least 30 percent post-consumer waste, whenever possible. ...