College success
Subtitle: what it means and how to make it happen
By: Michael S. McPherson and Morton Owen Schapiro, editors.
Contributors: McPherson, Michael S.; Schapiro, Morton Owen.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: College Board; Distributed by Macmillan
Published: 2008
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 240
ISBN-13: 9780874478303
Subjects: College students -- United States -- Economic conditions; Minority college students -- United States; Educational attainment -- United States
Description: A collection of twelve essays that addresses college success, discussing expectations, financial burdens, requirements, effective instruction, and other related topics.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction / Michael S. McPherson and Morton Owen Schapiro.; title: Section I. From high school to college : raising expectations and lowering financial burdens. 1. Increasing college access and graduation among Chicago public high school graduates / Melissa Roderick and Jenny Nagaoka. 2. Financial aid at public flagship universities / Michael S. McPherson, Morton Owen Schapiro, and Francie E. Streich. 3. What the Gates Millennium Scholarship program can tell us about success in college / William T. Trent.; title: Section II. What do we know about succeeding in college? 4. Questioning our assumptions about college requirements / James E. Rosenbaum and Lisbeth J. Goble. 5. Measuring college success : evidence and policy challenges / Sarah E. Turner. 6. Heterogeneity and higher education / Jeffrey A. Smith.; title: Section III. College Success : a presidential perspective. 7. Institutional perspectives on student success / David W. Breneman. 8. College success in the long arc of life / Diana Chapman Walsh.; title: Section IV. College success : student and faculty perspectives. 9. Ask the students : a good way to enhance their success / Richard J. Light. 10. What is good college teaching? / Susan L. Engel.; title: Section V. Looking beyond material success. 11. Assessing the college contribution to civic engagement / Thomas S. Dee. Conclusion / Michael S. McPherson and Morton Owen Schapiro.