First-Generation College Students: Understanding and Improving the Experience from Recruitment to Commencement - Couverture rigide

Ward, Lee; Siegel, Michael J.; Davenport, Zebulun

 
9780470474440: First-Generation College Students: Understanding and Improving the Experience from Recruitment to Commencement
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 0470474440 ISBN 13 : 9780470474440
Editeur : Jossey-Bass Inc.,U.S., 2012

Synopsis

"As more and more of the college-going population is made up of those who are the first in their families to attend college, institutions need to find ways to help these students succeed if they expect to maintain enrollments. This groundbreaking resource explores the challenges and barriers to first-generation students and offers a wealth of helpful recommendations for helping these students succeed in their academic careers. This book helps leaders in academic and student affairs to understand these special challenges and how best to meet them"--

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À propos de l'auteur

THE AUTHORS

LEE WARD is director of Career and Academic Planning at James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia, where he founded the Student Learning Institute.

MICHAEL J. SIEGEL is associate professor and director of the administration of higher education program at Suffolk University in Boston, Massa-chusetts. He is a former research fellow at the Policy Center on the First Year of College.

ZEBULUN DAVENPORT is vice chancellor for Student Affairs at Indiana University - Purdue University, Indianapolis.

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Éditeur
Jossey-Bass Inc.,U.S.
Date d'édition
2012
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0470474440
ISBN 13 
9780470474440
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
176
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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