Student success in college : creating conditions that matter /
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: | San Francisco, Calif. : Jossey-Bass ; Chichester : John Wiley [distributor], [2010], ©2010. |
| Edition: | First edition. |
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Table of Contents:
- Preface
- Part One: Introduction
- Student engagement: a key to student success
- Part Two: Properties and conditions common to educationally effective colleges
- "Living" mission and "lived" educational philosophy
- An unshakeable focus on student learning
- Environments adapted for educational enrichment
- Clear pathways to student success
- An improvement-oriented ethos
- Shared responsibility for educational quality and student success
- Part Three: Effective practices used at deep colleges and universities
- Academic challenge
- Active and collaborative learning
- Student-faculty interaction
- Enriching educational experiences
- Supportive campus environment
- Part Four: Summary and recommendations
- Principles for promoting student success
- Recommendations
- Epilogue.