Student engagement in higher education
Subtitle: theoretical perspectives and practical approaches for diverse populations
By: editors Shaun R. Harper and Stephen John Quaye ; foreword by Estela Mara Bensimon.
Contributors: Harper, Shaun R., 1975-; Quaye, Stephen John, 1980-
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2008
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 329
ISBN-13: 9780415988506; 9780415988513
Subjects: Student affairs services -- United States; Student activities -- United States; College students -- Services for -- United States; Multicultural education -- United States
Description: This work makes clear that diverse populations of students experience college differently and encounter group-specific barriers to success. Informed by relevant theories, each chapter focuses on a different population for whom research confirms that engagement and connectivity to the college experience are problematic.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.