Theoretical perspectives on student success
Subtitle: understanding the contributions of the disciplines
By: Laura W. Perna, Scott L. Thomas.
Contributors: Thomas, Scott Loring.; Association for the Study of Higher Education.
Series: ASHE higher education report -- v. 34, no. 1; Jossey-Bass higher and adult education series
Publisher: Wiley/Jossey-Bass
Published: 2008
Place of publication: San Francisco, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 87
ISBN-13: 9780470410783
Subjects: Academic achievement.; Education, Higher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 65-76) and indexes.
Table of contents: title: A conceptual model for understanding disciplinary approaches to student success; title: Disciplinary approaches to student success; title: Proposed conceptual model of student success; title: Disciplinary foundations of the conceptual model; title: Layer one: internal context; title: Layer two: family context; title: Layer thee: school context; title: Layer four: social, economic, and policy context; title: Implications of the proposed conceptual model; title: Implications for policymakers and practitioners; title: Implications for researchers.