Seeing grit as a panacea among historically disadvantaged students can be a dangerous distraction from other barriers to student retention.
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University efforts to retain online students neglect the main causes of most dropouts. They tend see these as beyond their control, but a new study shows why they need to rethink their approach.
We should accept a modest level of attrition so we can keep providing opportunities for part-time and online students, who might not otherwise be able to study.
One in ten students drop out of uni in their first year.
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Professor in Marketing, Charles Darwin University
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Adjunct Professor, Department of Leadership, Higher and Adult Education, OISE, University of Toronto
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Senior Research Fellow, Curtin University
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Senior Lecturer in Management and Operations, University of Huddersfield
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Principal Lecturer in Organisation Studies, University of Huddersfield
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Masters Graduate, University of Liverpool
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Senior Researcher, University of South Africa
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Lecturer in Business and Accounting, Charles Darwin University
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Senior Lecturer, RMIT University
