Student success in college : creating conditions that matter

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Title:

Student success in college : creating conditions that matter

Author:

Kuh, George D.

ISBN:

9780787979140

Edition:

1st ed.

Publication Information:

San Francisco : Jossey-Bass, c2005.

Physical Description:

p. cm.

Contents:

Pt. 1. Introduction -- 1. Student engagement : a key to student success -- Pt. 2. Properties and conditions common to educationally effective colleges -- 2. "Living" mission and "lived" educational philosophy -- 3. An unshakeable focus on student learning -- 4. Environments adapted for educational enrichment -- 5. Clear pathways to student success -- 6. An improvement-oriented ethos -- 7. Shared responsibility for educational quality and student success -- Pt. 3. Effective practices used at DEEP colleges and universities -- 8. Academic challenge -- 9. Active and collaborative learning -- 10. Student-faculty interaction -- 11. Enriching educational experiences -- 12. Supportive campus environment -- Pt. 4. summary and recommendations -- 13. Principles for promoting student success -- 14. Recommendations -- App. A. Research methods -- App. B. Project DEEP research team -- App. C. National survey of student engagement.

Abstract:

"Student Success in College describes policies, programs, and practices that a diverse set of institutions have used to enhance student achievement. This book clearly shows the benefits to student learning and educational effectiveness that can be realized when these conditions are present. Based on the Documenting Effective Educational Practice (DEEP) project from the Center for Postsecondary Research at Indiana University, this book provides concrete examples from twenty institutions that other colleges and universities can learn from and adapt to help create a success-oriented campus culture and learning environment."--BOOK JACKET.

Corporate Subject:

Documenting Effective Educational Practice (Project)

Subject Term:

College student orientation -- United States.

Added Author:

Kuh, George D.

Added Corporate Author:

Documenting Effective Educational Practice (Project)

Electronic Access:

Table of contents http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip054/2004027912.html

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Student Success in College describes policies, programs, and practices that a diverse set of institutions have used to enhance student achievement. This book clearly shows the benefits of student learning and educational effectiveness that can be realized when these conditions are present. Based on the Documenting Effective Educational Practice (DEEP) project from the Center for Postsecondary Research at Indiana University, this book provides concrete examples from twenty institutions that other colleges and universities can learn from and adapt to help create a success-oriented campus culture and learning environment.