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Informationen zum Autor George D. Kuh is Chancellor's Professor of Higher Education and director, Center for Post-secondary Research at Indiana University. He directs the College Student Experiences Questionnaire Research Program, the National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE), and the NSSE Institute for Effective Educational Practice. 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. Elizabeth J. Whitt is professor in the College of Education, and director of Student Success Initiatives in the Office of the Provost, at the University of Iowa. Klappentext Revised and updated, Student Success in College describes the policies, programs, and practices that twenty diverse institutions have used to enhance student attainment. Based on the Documenting Effective Educational Practice (DEEP) project from the Center for Postsecondary Research at Indiana University, this book is filled with concrete examples that can serve as an inspiration for colleges and universities who want to create their own success-oriented learning environments. This new edition contains a new Preface and Epilogue, with updates on the impact the recommended policies and practices have had over five years on the twenty colleges originally researched. Student Success in College Identifies what strong-performing colleges and universities do to promote student success, including recent updates from the field Describes the relationships among student engagement, persistence, satisfaction, learning, and personal development Outlines six features common to all twenty DEEP institutions Synthesizes the principles that guide the work of faculty and staff of these effective institutions Contains myriad ideas for improving educational practice Recommends strategies for enhancing student success Student Success in College offers a clear view of what an educationally effective college or university looks like in a complex and challenging higher education environment and includes practical strategies for improving the quality of undergraduate education across a wide range of postsecondary settings. Zusammenfassung 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface ix Part One: Introduction 1 1. Student Engagement: A Key to Student Success 7 Why Effective Educational Practice Matters 8 Documenting Effective Educational Practice (DEEP) 10 Keep in Mind 18 No Single Blueprint for Student Success 20 Part Two: Properties and Conditions Common to Educationally Effective Colleges 23 2. ''Living'' Mission and ''Lived'' Educational Philosophy 25 Mission 25 Operating Philosophy 27 Meet the DEEP Schools 28 Making Space for Difference 59 Mission Clarity: ''Tell Me Again-What Are We About?'' 59 Summary 61 What's Noteworthy about a Living Mission and Lived Educational Philosophy 62 3. An Unshakeable Focus on Student Learning 65 Valuing Undergraduates and Their Learning 66 Experimenting with Engaging Pedagogies 69 Demonstrating a Cool Passion for Talent Development 77 Making Time for Students 80 Feedback: Improving Performance, Connecting Students and Faculty 84 Summary 88 What's Noteworthy about Focusing ...
