Promising Practices in Recruitment, Remediation, and Retention: New Directions for Higher Education, Number 108 (J-B HE Single Issue Higher Education) - Softcover

 
9780787948603: Promising Practices in Recruitment, Remediation, and Retention: New Directions for Higher Education, Number 108 (J-B HE Single Issue Higher Education)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0787948608 ISBN 13: 9780787948603
Publisher: Jossey-Bass Inc.,U.S., 2000

Synopsis

Recruitment, remediation, and retention have become high-visibility issues for higher education as these matters receive increased scrutiny from government, the media, and consumers concerned about receiving greater results. This issue identifies the best practices for recruitment, remediation, and retention, describing lessons learned from innovative and successful programs across the nation. The authors show how to adapt these efforts to today's diverse populations and technological possibilities, and they provide a set of practical resources--including Web sites and other electronic tools--to assist practitioners in achieving the goals of their own programs. This is the 108th issue of the quarterly journal New Directions for Higher Education.

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About the Author

GERALD H. GAITHER is director of institutional effectiveness, research, and analysis at the Prairie View A&M University campus of the Texas A&M University System.

From the Back Cover

Recruitment, remediation, and retention have become high-visibility issues for higher education as these matters receive increased scrutiny from government, the media, and consumers concerned about receiving greater results. This issue of New Directions for Higher Education identifies the best practices for recruitment, remediation, and retention, describing lessons learned from innovative and successful programs across the nation. The authors show how to adapt these efforts to today?s diverse populations and technological possibilities, and they provide a set of practical resources including Web sites and other electronic tools to assist practitioners in achieving the goals of their own programs.

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Recruitment, remediation, and retention have become high-visibility issues for higher education as these matters receive increased scrutiny from government, the media, and consumers concerned about receiving greater results. This issue of New Directions for Higher Education identifies the best practices for recruitment, remediation, and retention, describing lessons learned from innovative and successful programs across the nation. The authors show how to adapt these efforts to today's diverse populations and technological possibilities, and they provide a set of practical resources including Web sites and other electronic tools to assist practitioners in achieving the goals of their own programs.

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Publisher
Jossey-Bass Inc.,U.S.
Publication date
2000
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0787948608
ISBN 13 
9780787948603
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
133
Editor
Gaither Gerald H.