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| Additional Physical Format: | Online version: Student success in college. San Francisco : Jossey-Bass, ©2005 (OCoLC)637021556 |
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| Material Type: | Internet resource |
| Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
George D Kuh; Documenting Effective Educational Practice (Project) |
| ISBN: | 0787979147 9780787979140 |
| OCLC Number: | 57168231 |
| Description: | xx, 370 pages ; 24 cm |
| Contents: | Preface -- pt. 1. Introduction -- 1. Student engagement : a key to student success -- Why effective educational practice matters -- Documenting effective educational practice (DEEP) -- Keep in mind -- No single blueprint for student success -- pt. 2. Properties and conditions common to educationally effective colleges -- 2. "Living" mission and "Lived" educational philosophy -- Mission -- Operating philosophy -- Meet the DEEP schools -- Making space for difference -- Mission clarity : "Tell me again -- what are we about?" -- Summary -- What's noteworthy about a living mission and lived educational philosophy -- 3. An unshakeable focus on student learning -- Valuing undergraduates and their learning -- Experimenting with engaging pedagogies -- Demonstrating a cool passion for talent development -- Making time for students -- Feedback : improving performance, connecting students and faculty -- Summary -- What's noteworthy about focusing on student learning -- 4. Environments adapted for educational enrichment -- Using the setting for teaching and learning -- Creating human scale learning environments -- What's noteworthy about adapting environments for educations advantage. 5. Clear pathways to student success -- Acculturation -- What new students need to know -- Affirming diversity -- Alignment -- What's noteworthy about creating pathways to student success -- 6. An improvement-oriented ethos -- Realizing the vision : the University of Texas at El Paso -- Making student success a priority : Fayetteville State University -- Investing in undergraduate education : the University of Michigan -- Fostering institutional renewal : University of Maine at Farmington -- Championing learning communities : Wofford College -- Creating a campuswide intellectual community : Ursinus College -- Positive restlessness -- Curriculum development -- Data-informed decision making -- Summary -- What's noteworthy about innovating and improving -- 7. Shared responsibility for educational quality and student success -- Leadership -- Faculty and staff diversity -- Student affairs : a key partner in promoting student success -- Fostering student agency -- The power of one -- What's noteworthy about sharing responsibility for educational quality -- pt. 3. Effective practices used at DEEP colleges and universities -- 8. Academic challenge -- High expectations for student performance -- Extensive writing, reading, and class preparation -- Rigorous culminating experience for seniors -- Celebration of scholarship -- Summary. 9. Active and collaborative learning -- Learning to learn actively -- Learning from peers -- Learning in communities -- Serving and learning in the local community -- Responding to diverse learning styles -- Summary -- 10. Student-faculty interaction -- Accessible and responsive faculty -- Academic advising -- Undergraduate research -- Electronic technologies -- Summary -- 11. Enriching educational experiences -- Infusion of diversity experiences -- International and study abroad -- Electronic technologies -- Civic engagement -- Internships and experiential learning -- Cocurricular leadership -- Summary -- 12. Supportive campus environment -- Transition programs -- Advising networks -- Peer support -- Multiple safety nets -- Special support programs -- Residential environments -- Summary -- pt. 4. Summary and recommendations -- 13. Principles for promoting student success -- Tried and true -- Sleepers -- Fresh ideas -- Perennial challenges -- Summary -- 14. Recommendations -- Organizing for student success -- Conclusion -- References -- Appendices -- Appendix A : Research methods -- Appendix B : Project DEEP Research Team -- Appendix C : National survey of student engagement -- Index. |
| Responsibility: | George D. Kuh [and others]. |
Abstract:
Describes policies, programs, and practices that a diverse set of institutions has used to enhance student achievement. Based on the Documenting Effective Educational Practice (DEEP) project from the
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