Retention Toolkit
There are numerous strategies that adult education programs use to encourage students to continue their education. This toolkit provides some of the strategies suggested in the research as well as strategies that are currently in place in programs around the state. However, it is important to note that there are many reasons why students stop attending an adult education program that are beyond the instructor’s or program director’s control. Research suggests that what occurs in the first three weeks or first few classes influences the students decision on whether or not to continue attending the program. The following pages contain an overview of national and state retention data.
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Retention Resources From Kentucky Adult Education Providers |
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The links below contain an overview of strategies that Kentucky adult education providers currently utilize in order to increase persistence and retention for adult education students.
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Analyzing Your Data |
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Research suggests that monitoring student information can help to identify trends in persistence and guide improvement in services to better meet student needs and increase retention. The following material contains an overview of how to calculate retention.
Retention Calculator (54K PDF)
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Research Based Retention Strategies for the Instructor and Program Director |
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The following links contain an overview of the research, promising strategies from the research to increase retention, and tools to use to implement the strategy.
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