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Student success in college : creating conditions that matter
- Title
- Student success in college : creating conditions that matter / George D. Kuh ... [et al.].
- Format
- Book
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Published
- San Francisco, Calif. : Jossey-Bass ; Chichester : John Wiley [distributor], c2010.
- Description
- xix, 394 p. ; 23 cm.
- Other contributors
- Kuh, George D. Documenting Effective Educational Practice (Project)
- Notes
- Reprint. Originally published: c2005. With new preface and epilogue. Includes bibliographical references (p. 345-352) and index.
- Partial contents
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- 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.
- Subject headings
- Documenting Effective Educational Practice (Project) College student orientation--United States.
- ISBN
- 0787979147 (alk. paper) 9780787979140 (alk. paper) 9780470599099 (pbk.) 047059909X (pbk.)