Looking Beyond the Academic Institution for Retention and Student Engagement Models

Abstract

Student engagement, retention, and success are not issues limited to traditional academic settings. Corporations and non-traditional business entities allocate significant resources to identify and develop viable solutions that positively impact employee engagement, retention and success. While most corporate training and employee development programs are driven by corporate mandates to improve efficiency and cost containment, the most dynamic retention and student success elements within these programs deserve further study and exploration. Indeed, the possible transfer of these effective retention and student success elements from the corporate training and development space to other learning, training and student development settings, can yield significant benefits to any institution or organization that seeks to improve its initiatives focused on training and education.