Making the Most of College - Students speak their minds

Draws on years of research and interviews with undergraduates to explore the choices students make to obtain an enriching college experience.

List of contents

1. Introduction 2. Powerful Connections 3. Suggestions from Students 4. The Most Effective Classes 5. Good Mentoring and Advising 6. Faculty Who Make a Difference 7. Diversity on Campus 8. Learning from Differences 9. What College Leaders Can Do The Assessment Project References Acknowledgments Index

About the author

Richard J. Light is Professor in the Graduate School of Education and the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.

Summary

What choices can students in America make and what can teachers and university leaders do to improve more students’ experiences and help them make the most of their time and monetary investment? Light and his colleagues explore these and other questions in ten years of interviews with 1,600 Harvard students.

Product details

• Authors: Richard J. Light, Light Richard J.
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.01.2001
• EAN: 9780674004788
• ISBN: 978-0-674-00478-8
• No. of pages: 256
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 23 mm x 225 mm
• Weight: 378 g
• Subjects: Guides > Self-help, everyday life > Family; Humanities, art, music > Education > Adult education; FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Education, Higher & further education, tertiary education, Higher education, tertiary education, Advice on education, EDUCATION / Schools / Levels / Higher