George D. Kuh, Jillian Kinzie, Jennifer A. Buckley, Brian K. Bridges, John C. Hayek

Piecing Together the Student Success Puzzle (eBook, PDF)

Research, Propositions, and Recommendations: ASHE Higher Education Report, Volume 32, Number 5

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Creating the conditions that foster student success in college hasnever been more important. As many as four-fifths of high schoolgraduates need some form of postsecondary education to beeconomically self-sufficient and manage the increasingly complexsocial, political, and cultural issues of the 21st century. Butabout 40 percent of those who start college fail to earn a degreewithin 6 or 8 years, an unacceptably low number. This report examines the complicated array of social, economic,cultural and educational factors related to student success incollege, defined as academic achievement, engagement ineducationally purposeful activities, satisfaction, acquisition ofdesired knowledge, skills and competencies, persistence, andattainment of educational objectives. Although the trajectory for academic success in college isestablished long before students matriculate, most institutions cando more than they are at present to shape how students prepared forcollege and they they engage in productive activities after theyarrive. This is the 5th issue of the 32nd volume of the Jossey-Bassseries ASHE Higher Education Report. Each monographis the definitive analysis of a tough higher education problem,based on thorough research of pertinent literature andinstitutional experiences. Topics are identified by a nationalsurvey. Noted practitioners and scholars are then commissioned towrite the reports, with experts providing critical reviews of eachmanuscript before publication.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
• Seitenzahl: 200
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. Oktober 2011
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781118209110
• Artikelnr.: 38234115

Autorenporträt

George D. Kuh is Chancellor's Professor of Higher Education at Indiana University, Bloomington, where he directs the Center for Postsecondary Research, home to the National Survey of Student Engagement. Jillian Kinzie is associate director of the NSSE Institute for Effective Educational Practice and the Indiana University Center for Postsecondary Research. Brian K. Bridges is associate director for the Center for Advancement of Racial and Ethnic Equity at the American Council on Education. John C. Hayek is associate vice president for planning and performance for the Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education.