Leveling the playing field
Subtitle: promoting academic success for students of color
By: Irene Harris Johnson, Allen J. Ottens, editors.
Contributors: Johnson, Irene Harris.; Ottens, Allen J.
Series: Jossey-Bass higher and adult education series; New Directions for Student Services -- no. 74, Summer 1996; New directions for student services -- no. 74.
Publisher: Jossey-Bass Inc.
Published: 1996
Place of publication: San Francisco
Language: eng
Number of pages: 104
Subjects: College dropouts -- United States; Minorities -- Education (Higher) -- United States; College students -- United States; Minority students -- United States; Racism -- United States; Universities and colleges -- United States; Minorities -- Civil rights -- United States
Other titles: Promoting academic success for students of color
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The; title: challenge for higher education, retaining students of color -- Francine G. McNairy; title: Telling stories: students and administrators talk about retention -- Carolyne J. White, Clarence Shelley; title: Three exemplary retention programs -- Kevin R. Carreathers, [et.al.]; title: Access and retention: support programs for graduate and professional student -- Irene Harris Johnson; title: Evaluation as empowerment: using evaluation strategies to improve retention of regulary admitted students of color -- Francesca G. Giordano; title: Employing noncognitive variables in admitting students of color -- William E. Sedlacek; title: Summary and additional resources-- Allen J. Ottens, Irene Johnson, Joan Green.