Piecing together the student success puzzle
Subtitle: research, propositions, and recommendations
By: George D. Kuh ... [ et al.].
Contributors: Kuh, George D.
Series: ASHE higher education report -- v. 32, no. 5
Publisher: Wiley Subscription Services at Jossey-Bass; Jossey-Bass
Published: 2007
Place of publication: San Francisco, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 182
ISBN-13: 9780787997762
Subjects: Multicultural education -- United States.; Academic achievement.; Assimilation (Sociology); Biculturalism.; Education, Higher -- United States.
Description: Examines the complicated array of social, economic, cultural, and educational factors related to student success in college.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 135-167) and indexes.
Table of contents: title: Executive summary; title: Foreword; title: Introduction, context, and overview; title: Definitions and conceptual framework; title: Major theoretical perspectives on student success in college; title: The foundation for student success : student background characteristics, precollege experiences, and enrollment patterns; title: Student behaviors, activities, and experiences associated with student success; title: Institutional conditions associated with student success; title: Propositions and recommendations for student success in postsecondary education; title: Appendix A. Note on research methods; title: Appendix B. Indicators of student success in postsecondary education.