Anthony Cook is the Senior Lecturer and Director of the STAR (Student Transition and Retention) Project as well as faculty coordinator of Teaching and Learning at the University of Ulster, Coleraine. Dr Cook is a  member of the Institute for Learning and Teaching in Higher Education and Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.Brian S. Rushton is affiliated with the School of Environmental Science at the University of Ulster.

"...A very useful addition to the literature on the recruitment and retention of students."--Australian Universities' Review

• List of FiguresList of TablesForewordPrefaceAcknowledgments1. The Roots of Attrition, Anthony Cook 2. Access and Admissions, Anthony Cook3. Transition…From What? A Review of the Influences on the Choices and Expectations of Entrants to Higher Education, Derek Shuter4. udecide: Helping Learners make SMART Decisions, Helen Cormack5. The Community University of the Valleys Model: ‘Reaching the Students Other Recruitment Strategies Can’t Reach’, Colin Trotman, Rita Kop, Rhysian Jones and Alyson Jenkins6. New Opportunities for Disadvantaged Pupils: The Step-Up Programme, Damian O’Kane, Chris Finlay and Anne Mooney7. Progression into Higher Education via an Access Summer School, John Blicharski8. Quality Information Available to Students Prior to Entry, Mark Davies and Anthony Cook9. University Visit Days, Helen Richardson10. ‘I’ll Be There For You’: The Impact of Northumbria ‘Friends’ on Recruitment and Retention, Peter Slee, Chris Watts and Martin Thomas11. Promoting Student Retention Using Support Strategies Prior to Entry, Aine M. McKillop, Abbie McKenna and Anthony Cook12. Student Mentoring Prior to Entry: Getting Accurate Messages Across, Dan Bennett13. Online Pre-induction Support, Becka Currant and Neil Currant14. Second Chances for Students: The Fresh Start Project, Debbie Loveday15. Recruitment for Retention: A Way Forward, Brian S. RushtonList of ContributorsIndex

Anthony Cook is the Senior Lecturer and Director of the STAR (Student Transition and Retention) Project as well as faculty coordinator of Teaching and Learning at the University of Ulster, Coleraine. Dr Cook is a  member of the Institute for Learning and Teaching in Higher Education and Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.Brian S. Rushton is affiliated with the School of Environmental Science at the University of Ulster.

"...A very useful addition to the literature on the recruitment and retention of students."--Australian Universities' Review

• List of FiguresList of TablesForewordPrefaceAcknowledgments1. The Roots of Attrition, Anthony Cook 2. Access and Admissions, Anthony Cook3. Transition…From What? A Review of the Influences on the Choices and Expectations of Entrants to Higher Education, Derek Shuter4. udecide: Helping Learners make SMART Decisions, Helen Cormack5. The Community University of the Valleys Model: ‘Reaching the Students Other Recruitment Strategies Can’t Reach’, Colin Trotman, Rita Kop, Rhysian Jones and Alyson Jenkins6. New Opportunities for Disadvantaged Pupils: The Step-Up Programme, Damian O’Kane, Chris Finlay and Anne Mooney7. Progression into Higher Education via an Access Summer School, John Blicharski8. Quality Information Available to Students Prior to Entry, Mark Davies and Anthony Cook9. University Visit Days, Helen Richardson10. ‘I’ll Be There For You’: The Impact of Northumbria ‘Friends’ on Recruitment and Retention, Peter Slee, Chris Watts and Martin Thomas11. Promoting Student Retention Using Support Strategies Prior to Entry, Aine M. McKillop, Abbie McKenna and Anthony Cook12. Student Mentoring Prior to Entry: Getting Accurate Messages Across, Dan Bennett13. Online Pre-induction Support, Becka Currant and Neil Currant14. Second Chances for Students: The Fresh Start Project, Debbie Loveday15. Recruitment for Retention: A Way Forward, Brian S. RushtonList of ContributorsIndex

Anthony Cook is the Senior Lecturer and Director of the STAR (Student Transition and Retention) Project as well as faculty coordinator of Teaching and Learning at the University of Ulster, Coleraine. Dr Cook is a  member of the Institute for Learning and Teaching in Higher Education and Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.Brian S. Rushton is affiliated with the School of Environmental Science at the University of Ulster.

"...A very useful addition to the literature on the recruitment and retention of students."--Australian Universities' Review

• List of FiguresList of TablesForewordPrefaceAcknowledgments1. The Roots of Attrition, Anthony Cook 2. Access and Admissions, Anthony Cook3. Transition…From What? A Review of the Influences on the Choices and Expectations of Entrants to Higher Education, Derek Shuter4. udecide: Helping Learners make SMART Decisions, Helen Cormack5. The Community University of the Valleys Model: ‘Reaching the Students Other Recruitment Strategies Can’t Reach’, Colin Trotman, Rita Kop, Rhysian Jones and Alyson Jenkins6. New Opportunities for Disadvantaged Pupils: The Step-Up Programme, Damian O’Kane, Chris Finlay and Anne Mooney7. Progression into Higher Education via an Access Summer School, John Blicharski8. Quality Information Available to Students Prior to Entry, Mark Davies and Anthony Cook9. University Visit Days, Helen Richardson10. ‘I’ll Be There For You’: The Impact of Northumbria ‘Friends’ on Recruitment and Retention, Peter Slee, Chris Watts and Martin Thomas11. Promoting Student Retention Using Support Strategies Prior to Entry, Aine M. McKillop, Abbie McKenna and Anthony Cook12. Student Mentoring Prior to Entry: Getting Accurate Messages Across, Dan Bennett13. Online Pre-induction Support, Becka Currant and Neil Currant14. Second Chances for Students: The Fresh Start Project, Debbie Loveday15. Recruitment for Retention: A Way Forward, Brian S. RushtonList of ContributorsIndex