Matters of Success: A Deliberative Polling Approach to the Study of Student Retention. (February 2014)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Brown, Tucker; Kenney, Matthew T.
• Is Part Of: Journal of college student retention. Volume 15:Number 4(2013)
• Page Start: 537
• Page End: 550
• Publication Date: 2014-02
• Subjects: College dropouts -- Periodicals; College dropouts -- Prevention -- Periodicals; College attendance -- Periodicals; 378.16913
• DOI: 10.2190/CS.15.4.d
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1521-0251

Abstract

In this article, the authors discuss a recent study they carried out at a mid-sized state university that used a polling method called deliberative polling. This type of polling differs from conventional polling in that respondents are polled before and after a deliberative session in which they discuss issues based on pertinent and empirically-grounded information. This method, it is argued, uncovers observations and insights that could prove valuable to improving university retention and graduation rates.