2020
DOI: 10.37074/jalt.2020.3.s1.3
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Addressing student attrition within higher education online programs through a collaborative community of practice

Abstract: Student retention is a key strategic issue in higher education affecting student experience, university funding, and reputation. It is critical for institutions to identify factors that impact upon student success, build effective strategies to enhance student outcomes, and respond to the emerging evidence-base of distance student engagement. The University of Tasmania has one of the highest attrition rates in Australia, at 28 percent for commencing bachelor students. Studying by distance is a known risk facto… Show more

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“…Some students withdraw prematurely from the programme without acquiring a graduation certificate. The trend of poor school completion has been observed in other countries (Canty et al, 2020;Harrison et al, 2022;Hughes et al, 2018;Zhang, 2022).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 70%
“…Some students withdraw prematurely from the programme without acquiring a graduation certificate. The trend of poor school completion has been observed in other countries (Canty et al, 2020;Harrison et al, 2022;Hughes et al, 2018;Zhang, 2022).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 70%
“…Such health promotion interventions are good examples of how educational institutions can fulfill their social responsibility by promoting the health and wellbeing of students and staff in addition to their core businesses of education and research generation [ 36 ]. Additional benefits may include improved student retention and progression, given the program may have also initiated student connection and community, a known contributor to reducing attrition [ 37 ]. Future studies could also investigate these longer-term benefits for students and universities.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…We also suggest that a facsimile of the types of informal social interaction that would occur in face-to-face settings is insufficient, because the technology simply does not work in the same way. Additionally, if efforts are not made to ensure opportunities for collaboration across the board, those students with strong pre-existing social networks may benefit more than those who are new to the online space, such as students from non-traditional backgrounds, who already find online higher education an isolating experience (Canty et al, 2020).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%