Student Success in College: Creating Conditions That Matter - Hardcover

Kuh, George D.; Kinzie, Jillian; Schuh, John H.; Whitt, Elizabeth J.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0787979147 ISBN 13: 9780787979140

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, 2005

Synopsis

Student Success in College describes policies, programs, and practices that a diverse set of institutions have used to enhance student achievement. This book clearly shows the benefits of student learning and educational effectiveness that can be realized when these conditions are present. Based on the Documenting Effective Educational Practice (DEEP) project from the Center for Postsecondary Research at Indiana University, this book provides concrete examples from twenty institutions that other colleges and universities can learn from and adapt to help create a success–oriented campus culture and learning environment.

About this title

About the Author

George D. Kuh is Chancellor′s Professor of Higher Education at Indiana University Bloomington. He directs the Center for Postsecondary Research which is home to the National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE), the NSSE Institute for Effective Educational Practice, and the College Student Experiences Questionnaire research program.

Jillian Kinzie is associate director of the NSSE Institute for Effective Educational Practice and project manager of the Documenting Effective Educational Practice (DEEP) initiative.

John H. Schuh is distinguished professor of educational leadership at Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa, where he is also department chair.

Elizabeth J. Whitt is professor in the College of Education at the University of Iowa and coordinator of Graduate Programs in Student Affairs Administration.

From the Back Cover

"Kuh and his colleagues thoroughly describe the conditions for student success in college and how institutions can create those conditions. Far more than just a rich collection of ′what works,′ this groundbreaking book provides a set of principles to guide administrators, faculty members, and policymakers in creating a culture and conditions that promote student success on any campus."
Ernest T. Pascarella, Mary Louise Petersen Professor of Higher Education, University of Iowa, and Patrick T. Terenzini, distinguished professor, The Pennsylvania State University

"One of the most important and timely books ever written about what makes an engaged and successful student in today′s colleges and universities. This book will undoubtedly join the ranks of groundbreaking prior works by Tinto, Astin, and Pascarella and Terenzini as an essential guide for higher education leaders, policymakers, and practitioners."
Jamie P. Merisotis, president, Institute for Higher Education Policy, Washington, D.C.

"Kuh and his colleagues have turned a probing spotlight on the ′how′ of pervasive educational change. Student Success in College should become a basic text for everyone concerned with the quality of undergraduate learning in the college years."
Carol Geary Schneider, president, Association of American Colleges and Universities

"An invaluable work for campus retreats, self studies, assessment work, and any critical examination of your institution′s approach to the undergraduate experience."
John N. Gardner, executive director, Policy Center on the First Year of College, Brevard College

"A model for how qualitative research ought to be done."
Peter T. Ewell, vice president, National Center for Higher Education Management Systems (NCHEMS)

"This very important work provides a roadmap for documenting effective educational practice and integrates real examples of how to foster high levels of learning, personal growth, and satisfaction for students while recognizing the importance of diversity."
Alexander Gonzalez, president, California State University, Sacramento

From the Inside Flap

In today′s complex and challenging higher education environment a burgeoning college–bound population, escalating costs, lagging state support, intense scrutiny from state and federal agencies colleges and universities must be able to put policies and practices in place that promote student success.

Student Success in College describes policies, programs, and practices that a diverse set of institutions have used to enhance student achievement. This book clearly shows the benefits to student learning and educational effectiveness that can be realized when these conditions are present. Based on the Documenting Effective Educational Practice (DEEP) project from the Center for Postsecondary Research at Indiana University, this book provides concrete examples from twenty institutions that other colleges and universities can learn from and adapt to help create a success–oriented campus culture and learning environment.

A comprehensive resource, Student Success in College

• Identifies what strong–performing colleges and universities do to promote student success
• Describes the relationships between student engagement, persistence, satisfaction, learning, and personal development
• Outlines six overarching features common to all twenty DEEP institutions
• Contains myriad ideas for improving educational practice
• Synthesizes the principles that guide the work of faculty and staff of these effective institutions
• Recommends practices for enhancing student success

Student Success in College shows what an educationally effective college or university looks like at the turn of the twenty–first century and offers practical strategies for improving the quality of undergraduate education across a wide range of postsecondary settings.

Edition details

• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
• Publication date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0787979147
• ISBN 13: 9780787979140
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 400