Student Success in College
Creating Conditions That Matter
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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.
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George D. Kuh
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Bildungswesen Education Hochschulen / Dienstleistungen f. Studenten Hochschulen / Leitung, Verwaltung, Politik Leadership, Administration & Policy (Higher Education) Student Affairs & Development (Higher Education)
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"Student Success in College merits serious attention by both the communities of practice and scholarship in Higher Education." (Journal of Higher Education, Mar-April/2008)"Kuh and his colleagues thoroughly describe the conditions forstudent success in college and how institutions can create thoseconditions. Far more than just a rich collection of 'whatworks,' this groundbreaking book provides a set of principlesto guide administrators, faculty members, and policymakers increating a culture and conditions that promote student success onany campus."
--Ernest T. Pascarella, Mary Louise Petersen Professor of HigherEducation, University of Iowa, and Patrick T. Terenzini,distinguished professor, The Pennsylvania State University
"One of the most important and timely books ever written aboutwhat makes an engaged--and successful--student in today's collegesand universities. This book will undoubtedly join the ranks ofgroundbreaking prior works by Tinto, Astin, and Pascarella andTerenzini as an essential guide for higher education leaders,policymakers, and practitioners."
--Jamie P. Merisotis, president, Institute for Higher EducationPolicy, Washington, D.C.
"Kuh and his colleagues have turned a probing spotlight on the'how' of pervasive educational change. StudentSuccess in College should become a basic text for everyoneconcerned with the quality of undergraduate learning in the collegeyears."
--Carol Geary Schneider, president, Association of AmericanColleges and Universities
"An invaluable work for campus retreats, self studies,assessment work, and any critical examination of yourinstitution's approach to the undergraduateexperience."
--John N. Gardner, executive director, Policy Center on the FirstYear of College
"A model for how qualitative research ought to be done."
--Peter T. Ewell, vice president, National Center for HigherEducation Management Systems (NCHEMS)
"This very important work provides a roadmap for documentingeffective educational practice and integrates real examples of howto foster high levels of learning, personal growth, andsatisfaction for students while recognizing the importance ofdiversity."
--Alexander Gonzalez, president, California State University,Sacramento
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