Gary,
I don't have all the answers to your questions but I do have a good one
for college retention. It is a faculty training program from the Univ.
of Missouri-Kansas City. Supplemental Instruction: Improving Student
Performance and Reducing Attrition. A program to improve academic
performance and retention rates for freshman and sophomore students in
high-risk, entry-level college courses.
This program has been widely used in community colleges throughout
Maryland. I believe it has been quite successful. But go to the ones who
developed the program and see what they have to say. Your contact person
is David Arendale or Kim Wilcox. E-Mail: darendale@cctr.umkc.edu You may
also reach them by phone 816-235-1197.
-- Ray Hartjen, Educational Alternatives, Inc. (A Non-Profit Corp.) "Serving the Schools of Maryland Since 1977" Author: Empowering the Child: Nurturing the Hungry Mind, Elementary Educ. for the 21st Century. Download Chap. 1 at http://ttx.com/bookzone under the heading; "Children" <rhartjen@cpcug.org>