Challenging and supporting the first-year student : a handbook for improving the first year of college / M. Lee Upcraft, John N. Gardner, Betsy O. Barefoot.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Upcraft, M. Lee.

Contributor:

Gardner, John N.

Barefoot, Betsy O. (Betsy Overman), 1944-

Series:

Jossey-Bass higher and adult education series

The Jossey-Bass higher and adult education series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

College student orientation--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

College student orientation.

Genre:

Handbooks and manuals.

Physical Description:

xxx, 607 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm.

Edition:

First edition.

Other Title:

Challenging & supporting the first-year student

Place of Publication:

San Francisco : Jossey-Bass, [2005]

Summary:

From the authors of the landmark book "The Freshman Year Experience" (1-55542-147-4) comes an update volume that takes up where that book left off. Written by top experts in the field, the book covers four main topics: demographics of first-year students, academic dimensions of the first year experience, support systems and services, and strategic tailoring of programs and services to institutional type.

Contents:

Introduction: The First Year of College Revisited / M. Lee Upcraft, John N. Gardner, Betsy O. Barefoot 1

Part 1 What We Know about Today's First-Year Students and Institutional Efforts to Help Them Succeed

1 Today's First-Year Students / Jennifer L. Crissman Ishler 15

2 The Keys to First-Year Student Persistence / Jennifer L. Crissman Ishler, M. Lee Upcraft 27

3 Current Institutional Practice in the First College Year / Betsy O. Barefoot 47

Part 2 Recruiting and Challenging First-Year Students

4 The Enrollment Management Process / Don Hossler, Douglas K. Anderson 67

5 Student Engagement in the First Year of College / George D. Kuh 86

6 Expectations and Performance / Karen Maitland Schilling, Karl L. Schilling 108

Part 3 Creating Campus Cultures for First-Year Student Success

7 Fostering First-Year Success of Underrepresented Minorities / Freeman A. Hrabowski III 125

8 The Realities of Diversity and the Campus Climate for First-Year Students / W. Terrell Jones 141

9 Building the Foundation for First-Year Student Success in Public, Urban Universities: A Case Study / Diana S. Natalicio, Maggy Smith 155

10 Inviting First-Year Student Success: A President's Perspective / Betty L. Siegel 176

11 Advocating for First-Year Students / Jay Chaskes, Ralph G. Anttonen 191

12 Collaborative Partnerships Between Academic and Student Affairs / Charles C. Schroeder 204

13 Technology and Today's First-Year Students / Reynol Junco 221

Part 4 Challenging and Supporting First-Year Students in the Classroom

14 Inside the First-Year Classroom: Challenges and Constraints / Bette LaSere Erickson, Diane W. Strommer 241

15 Faculty Development and the First Year / Scott E. Evenbeck, Barbara Jackson 257

16 First-Year Seminars / Mary Stuart Hunter, Carrie W. Linder 275

17 Developmental Education / Jeanne L. Higbee 292

18 Supplemental Instruction / Deanna C. Martin, Maureen Hurley 308

19 Academic Advising / Margaret C. King, Thomas J. Kerr 320

20 The Place of the Library Versus the Library as Place / Margit Misangyi Watts 339

21 Service-Learning and the First-Year Student / Edward Zlotkowski 356

22 Learning Communities / Jodi Levine Laufgraben 371

Part 5 Challenging and Supporting First-Year Students Outside the Classroom

23 Designing Orientation Programs / Richard H. Mullendore, Leslie A. Banahan 391

24 First-Year Student Living Environments / William J. Zeller 410

25 Student Support Services / John H. Schuh 428

26 The First-Year Experience and Alcohol Use / Philip W. Meilman, Cheryl A. Presley 445

Part 6 Assessing the First College Year

27 Assessing the First Year of College / M. Lee Upcraft 469

28 A Beginner's Guide for Assessing the First College Year / M. Lee Upcraft, Jennifer L. Crissman Ishler, Randy L. Swing 486

29 Choosing and Using Assessment Instruments / Randy L. Swing, M. Lee Upcraft 501

Conclusion: Principles of Good Practice for the First College Year and Summary of Recommendations / John N. Gardner, M. Lee Upcraft, Betsy O. Barefoot 515.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 525-580) and indexes.

ISBN:

0787959685

OCLC:

55955133

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