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This book is for community college board members, administrators, faculty and staff who also want to: (1) foster beliefs that will enable students to finish what they start; (2) empower students to overcome daily challenges and real adversity; and (3) transform human potential into achievement, for a lifetime.
List of contents
Foreword
Dr. Paul G. Stoltz
Preface
Acknowledgements
Introduction: Change Beliefs to Change Completion
Chapter 1: Grit: It's Sticky
Chapter 2: Culture Shifts: From Access to Completion to Beliefs
Chapter 3: Teaching with GRIT: Practical Strategies
Chapter 4: From Excellent to Extraordinary in Three Steps
Conclusion
Appendix A: GRIT Research
Appendix B: Grit Reflection
About the Authors
About the Contributors
About the author
By Lee Ann Nutt and Latoya Hardman
Summary
This book is for community college board members, administrators, faculty and staff who also want to: (1) foster beliefs that will enable students to finish what they start; (2) empower students to overcome daily challenges and real adversity; and (3) transform human potential into achievement, for a lifetime.
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Complete the Agenda in Higher Education: Challenge Beliefs About Student Success offers an emboldened paradigm for college completion, offering timely guidance for higher education administrators, scholars, and policy makers interested in helping students to achieve their full potential, by completing what they started and getting their degree. It is a treatise that is as much strategic guidance, as it is a heartfelt call to action. President Nutt challenges the community college community to adopt a student success mindset that defines students as important partners that should be empowered to consider their “why” and develop “beliefs that lead to actions that ensure successful results—before, during, and after college.” In a world of much noise, Complete the Agenda in Higher Education offers a beacon, a signal for us to follow as we work to strengthen our economy, prepare a new generation of leaders, and amplify the work of our institutions. It is an important read for anyone interested in leadership, organizational transformation, and empowering students to become more gritty, self-aware, and resilient as they work to achieve their dreams.
