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Stoller, Aaron – Journal of General Education, 2017
Most first-year seminars exist to ensure that incoming students achieve what is commonly described as "academic success." While definitions of this term vary widely, it most often means socializing students into an academic culture so that they will remain at the institution, achieve a strong GPA, and graduate on time. Most first-year…
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Inquiry, College Freshmen, First Year Seminars
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Fowler, Jane; Zimitat, Craig – Innovations in Education and Teaching International, 2008
Common Time (CT) was a structured programme designed to enhance the social and academic engagement of a growingly diverse student body on a new campus that draws its population from a low-socioeconomic area. As a voluntary and non-remedial programme, it incorporated a range of formal and informal activities and processes to engage students. CT…
Descriptors: Social Integration, Academic Achievement, Intellectual Development, Partnerships in Education