College Documentation Bulletin #9

Disponible en français dans EDUQ.info sous le titre "La réussite scolaire au collégial"In all of Québec’s colleges, the question of academic success has been constantly examined for a number of years. This reflection has taken various forms. It focuses on means for promoting success as well as on the social and economic problems caused by a lower completion rate than expected. A number of research papers or studies have examined the concept of success, the causes for failure and numerous means, each being more inventive than the preceding one, that teaching establishments take to promote academic success for their students. Far from losing steam, this reflection is as dynamic as ever within the Québec college network. On a continuous basis, several players and organizations churn out studies on this topic which, when you get down to it, deals with the very mission of teaching establishments: to teach and promote success. This CDC Bulletin has compiled references that are essential to gain a better understanding of academic success in students and that pinpoint certain follow-through practices promoting success