Emerging research and practices on first-year students / Ryan D. Padgett, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Padgett, Ryan D., editor.

Series:

New directions for institutional research ; no. 160.

New directions for institutional research

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

College freshmen--Research--United States.

College freshmen.

Education, Higher.

Academic achievement.

Educational evaluation.

College freshmen--Research.

United States.

Physical Description:

99 pages ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

San Francisco : Jossey-Bass, [2014]

Summary:

What factors contribute to students' lasting success? Much research has explored the impact of the first year of college on student retention and success. With the new performance-based funding initiatives, institutional administrators are taking a laser-focused approach to aligning retention and success strategies to first-year student transition points.This volume enlightens the discussion and highlights new directions for assessment and research practices within the scope of the first year experience. Administrators, faculty, and data scientists provide a conceptual and analytical approach to investigating the first-year experience for entry-level and seasoned practitioners alike.

Contents:

Conceptual considerations for first-year assessment / Jennifer R. Keup, Cindy A. Kilgo

High impact practices and the first-year student / Malika Tukibayeva, Robert M. Gonyea

High-impact practices and the first-year student / Malika Tukibayeva, Robert M. Gonyea

Good practices for whom?: a vital question for understanding the first year of college / Kathleen M. Goodman

Programs and practices that retain students from the first to second year: results from a national study / Linda DeAngelo

The first-year experience in community colleges / Trudy Bers, Donna Younger.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781118993637

1118993632

OCLC:

882602331