Betsy O Barefoot, John N Gardner, Marc Cutright, Libby V Morris, Charles C Schroeder, Stephen W Schwartz, Michael J Siegel, Randy L Swing

Achieving and Sustaining Institutional Excellence for the First Year of College

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Produktbeschreibung

It has been documented that a student who makes a successful transition in the first year of college is more likely to persist and graduate. In recent years, efforts to improve the experience of first-year college students have greatly improved. In 2002, the Policy Center on the First Year of College (supported by The Pew Charitable Trusts, The Atlantic Philanthropies, and Lumina Foundation for Education) sponsored a project to recognize colleges and universities as "Institutions of Excellence" in their design and execution of the first year. Thirteen colleges and universities--representing a broad spectrum of campus types--were selected as exceptional institutions that place a high priority on the first-year experience. Achieving and Sustaining Excellence in the First Year of College includes case studies of each of the thirteen exemplary institutions. These studies illustrate and analyze the colleges' best practices in teaching, assessing, and retaining first-year college students. The individual case studies offer lessons learned and have broad potential application beyond the particular type of institution represented.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wiley
• Seitenzahl: 480
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. März 2005
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 33mm
• Gewicht: 929g
• ISBN-13: 9780787971519
• ISBN-10: 0787971510
• Artikelnr.: 22358432

Autorenporträt

Betsy Barefoot is co-director of the Policy Center on the First Year of College, and directed the publications center for the National Resource Center for The First-Year Experience and Students in Transition at the University of South Carolina for 11 years. John Gardner is executive director of the Policy Center on the First Year of College and was the founder of the National Resource Center for The First-Year Experience and Students in Transition at the University of South Carolina. He has co-authored three other books with Jossey-Bass. Marc Cutright is assistant professor of higher education at Ohio University and a research fellow of the Policy Center on the First Year of College. Libby Morris is associate professor of higher education and interim director, Institute of Higher Education at the University of Georgia. She is editor of the Journal of Innovative Higher Education. Charles Schroeder is a senior executive with Noel-Levitz and cofounder of Jossey-Bass' About Campus magazine. Stephen Schwartz is a visiting senior fellow at the Policy Center on the First Year of College. Michael Siegel is a research associate for the Policy Center on the First Year of College. Randy Swing is codirector of the Policy Center on the First Year of College.

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword.

Preface.

Acknowledgments.

About the Authors.

1. On Being Named an Institution of Excellence in the FirstCollege Year: The Process and the Places.

2. Research Methods.

Part One: Case Studies of Two-Year Institutions.

3. The Community College of Denver: A Second Family for theFirst-Year Student (Marc Cutright, Randy L. Swing).

4. LaGuardia Community College: A Window on the World (Betsy O.Barefoot, Michael J. Siegel).

Part Two: Case Studies of Four-Year Institutions with FewerThan 2,000 Students.

5. The First Year at Eckerd College: Responsible Innovation(Stephen W. Schwartz, Michael J. Siegel).

6. Kalamazoo College: No Stone Left Unturned (Stephen W.Schwartz, Randy L. Swing).

Part Three: Case Studies of Four-Year Institutions with 2,000to 5,000 Students.

7. Drury University: Balancing Intellectual Rigor with IntrusivePersonal Support in the First Year (Charles C. Schroeder, Randy L.Swing).

8. Elon University: Transforming Education Through a Communityof Inquiry and Engagement (Libby V. Morris, Randy L. Swing).

9. West Point and the Plebe-Year Experience: The Long Gray Line(Michael J. Siegel, John N. Gardner).

Part Four: Case Studies of Four-Year Institutions with 5,000to 10,000 Students.

10. Lehman College of the City University of New York:Excellence in the Bronx (John N. Gardner, Betsy O. Barefoot).

11. The First Year at Texas A&M University- CorpusChristi: Starting with a Clean Slate (Michael J. Siegel, MarcCutright).

Part Five: Case Studies of Four-Year Institutions with 10,000to 20,000 Students.

12. Appalachian State University: High Standards for the FirstYear in North Carolina's High Country (John N. Gardner, BetsyO. Barefoot).

13. The Story of Ball State University: "EverythingStudents Need" (Randy L. Swing, Marc Cutright).

Part Six: Case Studies of Four-Year Institutions with MoreThan 20,000 Students.

14. Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis: Successand the City (Marc Cutright, Michael J. Siegel).

15. University of South Carolina: Creator and Standard-Bearerfor the First-Year Experience (Libby V. Morris, Marc Cutright).

Part Seven: Conclusion.

16. Findings and Recommendations.

Epilogue: Foundations of Excellence in the First CollegeYear.

Appendix A: All Participants in the Institutions of ExcellenceStudy (N = 130).

Appendix B: Initial Letter of Invitation to Participate in theInstitutions of Excellence Project.

Appendix C: Semifinalists.

Appendix D: Letter to Semifinalists.

Appendix E: Announcement Letter to Thirteen Institutions ofExcellence.

Appendix F: Research Subject Information and Consent Form.

References.

Index.

Rezensionen

"This book brings to life the theory and research on studentsuccess. The thirteen campuses profiled in this study of excellenceoffer example after example of structures and programs to supportfirst-year students. From learning communities to first-yearexperience courses to common reading programs, orientation, andmore, these authors have compiled rich descriptions of bestpractices into a must-read for presidents, provosts, academicadministrators, student affairs professionals, faculty, and staffacross institutional types."
--Jodi Levine Laufgraben, associate vice provost, Temple University

"Betsy Barefoot and John Gardner have been telling us for yearswhat works for first-year students. Now they and their colleaguesprovide the missing link-examples of schools that actually doit well!"
--George D. Kuh, Chancellor's Professor of Higher Education anddirector, Center for Postsecondary Research, Indiana University

"In this wonderfully timely book, Barefoot, Gardner, and theircolleagues do higher education a great service. They provideconcrete, evidence-based examples of how a diverse array ofcolleges and universities are redesigning first-year experiences tomeet the needs of students and promote their success. We learnagain that leadership matters, that data can drive improvement, andthat relentless focus and the courage to transform will win theday."
--Kay McClenney, director, Community College Survey of StudentEngagement, University of Texas at Austin

"Achieving and Sustaining Institutional Excellence for theFirst Year of College is destined to become a classic, a vitalhandbook for every college and university which aspires to maximizethe life-changing possibilities for America's first-yearstudents."
--David Warren, president, National Association of IndependentColleges and Universities, Washington, D.C.

"At last, a book that offers research-based frameworks forfirst-year student success that include all types of institutions,regardless of the differences in their missions and the diversityof their students."
--M. Lee Upcraft, affiliate professor emeritus and assistant vicepresident emeritus for student affairs, Penn State University