Understanding the Synergistic Relationship between Student Retention and Student Development Theories

Abstract

Though theories about retention and student development have been in the literature for decades, they have mainly existed in silos with little exploration of how they could or should be used together. This scholarly paper seeks to engage with the idea that there are synergistic connections between student development and retention theories that could further promote student success.

Keywords

• Student Developmnet
• Retention
• Performance Metrics