Student success in college: creating conditions that matter

"Kuh and his colleagues thoroughly describe the conditions for student success in college and how institutions can create those conditions. Far more than just a rich collection of 'what works,' this groundbreaking book provides a setof principles to guide administrators, faculty members, and policymakers in creating a culture and conditions that promote student success on any campus." Ernest T. Pascarella, Mary Louise Petersen Professor of Higher Education, University of Iowa, and Patrick T. Terenzini, distinguished professor, The Pennsylvania State University. "One of the most important and timely books ever written about what makes an engaged - and successful - student in today's colleges and universities. This book will undoubtedly join the ranks of groundbreaking prior works by Tinto, Astin, and Pascarella and Terenzini as an essential guide for higher education leaders, policymakers, and practitioners." Jamie P. Merisotis, president, Institute for Higher Education Policy, Washington, D.C. "Kuh and his colleagues have turned a probing spotlight on the 'how' of pervasiveeducational change. Student Success in College should become a basic text foreveryone concerned with the quality of undergraduate learning in the college years." Carol Geary Schneider, president, Association of American Colleges andUniversities. "An invaluable work for campus retreats, self studies, assessment work, and any critical examination of your institution's approach to the undergraduate experience." John N. Gardner, executive director, Policy Center onthe First Year of College, Brevard College. "A model for how qualitative research ought to be done." Peter T. Ewell, vice president, National Center for Higher Education Management Systems (NCHEMS). "This very important work providesa roadmap for documenting effective educational practice and integrates real examples of how to foster high levels of learning, personal growth, and satisfaction for students while recognizing the importance of diversity." Alexander Gonzalez, president, California State University, Sacramento. George D. Kuh is Chancellor's Professor of Higher Education at Indiana University Bloomington. He directs the Center for Postsecondary Research which ishome to the National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE), the NSSE Institute for Effective Educational Practice, and the College Student Experiences Questionnaire research program. Jillian Kinzie is associate director of the NSSE Institute for Effective Educational Practice and project manager of the Documenting Effective Educational Practice (DEEP) initiative. John H. Schuh is distinguished professor of educational leadership at IowaState University in Ames, Iowa, where he is also department chair. Elizabeth J. Whitt is professor in the College of Education at the University of Iowa and coordinator of Graduate Programs in Student Affairs Administration. INDICE: Preface. PART ONE: INTRODUCTION. 1. Student Engagement: A Key to Student Success. PART TWO: 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.PART THREE: 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. PART FOUR: SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS. 13. Principles for Promoting Student Success. References. Appendices. Appendix A: Research Methods. Appendix B: Project DEEP Research Team. Appendix C: National Survey of Student Engagement. Index.

• ISBN: 978-0-470-59909-9
• Editorial: Jossey Bass
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 400
• Fecha Publicación: 02/07/2010
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés