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Enhancing Minority Student Retention and Academic Performance: What We Can Learn from Program Evaluations
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Fleming, Jacqueline – Jossey-Bass, An Imprint of Wiley, 2012
In this important resource, Dr. Fleming (a noted expert in the field of minority retention) draws on educational evaluations she has developed in the course of her distinguished career. This book analyzes the common factors and the role institutional characteristics play in minority student retention to show what really works in increasing…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Institutional Characteristics, Minority Group Students, School Holding Power
Building a Sense of Community in a Research Master's Course.
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Johnston, Sue – Studies in Higher Education, 1995
A program in the School of Education at Queensland University of Technology (Australia), designed to improve the experience of graduate students in a research-based master's program, is described. Strategies for overcoming problems of student isolation and building a sense of belonging are highlighted. It is argued that graduate students need…
Descriptors: Academic Advising, College Environment, Foreign Countries, Graduate Students
At Many Colleges, Orientation Has Become a Serious Introduction to Campus Life.
Greene, Elizabeth – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1987
Many institutions are taking freshman orientation more seriously by challenging students before they start classes and giving them a more thorough introduction to campus life than ever before. The biggest changes in orientation are occurring among community colleges. Some of the experiences at Georgia Tech are described. (MLW)
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, College Environment, College Freshmen, College Students
Doing for Retention: Student Affairs and Academic Affairs Cooperation.
Wessell, Tyrus R.; And Others – 1978
In this series of convention papers, the presentors reviewed the phenomenon of retention, summarized what is known and not known about the causes of attrition on the college campus, traced the efforts of the Grand Valley State Colleges' Retention Committee and the colleges, reviewed the colleges' research information, and presented the all-college…
Descriptors: Admissions Counseling, College Environment, College Students, Educational Counseling
Building Community.
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Tinto, Vincent; And Others – Liberal Education, 1993
Two collaborative learning programs for beginning college students are examined: the University of Washington's Freshman Interest Group and the Coordinated Studies Program at Seattle Central Community College (Washington). The study looks at whether and how such programs are effective. The programs appear effective in promoting commuter student…
Descriptors: College Environment, College Freshmen, College Students, Cooperative Learning
Campus Practices for Student Success: A Compendium of Model Programs.
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American Association of State Colleges and Universities, Washington, DC. – 1994
This volume contains descriptions of programs for student success and retention at 68 state colleges and universities in the United States. Each institution is a participant in the National Retention Project, a research-based project working within broader campus cultures that are committed to providing access and success to students traditionally…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, College Environment, College Programs