{"product_id":"achieving-and-sustaining-institutional-excellence-for-the-first-year-of-college-hardcover","title":"Achieving and Sustaining Institutional Excellence for the First Year of College - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBetsy O. Barefoot\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJohn N. Gardner\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMarc Cutright\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 2002, the Policy Center on the First Year of College (supported by The Pew Charitable Trusts, The Atlantic Philanthropies, and Lumina Foundation for Education) sponsored a project to recognize colleges and universities as \"Institutions of Excellence\" in their design and execution of the first year. Thirteen colleges and universities--representing a broad spectrum of campus types--were selected as exceptional institutions that place a high priority on the first-year experience. \u003ci\u003eAchieving and Sustaining Excellence in the First Year of College\u003c\/i\u003e includes case studies of each of the thirteen exemplary institutions. These studies illustrate and analyze the colleges' best practices in teaching, assessing, and retaining first-year college students. The individual case studies offer lessons learned and have broad potential application beyond the particular type of institution represented.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt has been documented that a student who makes a successful transition in the first year of college is more likely to persist and graduate. In recent years, efforts to improve the experience of first-year college students have greatly improved. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 2002, the Policy Center on the First Year of College (supported by The Pew Charitable Trusts, The Atlantic Philanthropies, and Lumina Foundation for Education) sponsored a project to recognize colleges and universities as Institutions of Excellence in their design and execution of the first year. Thirteen colleges and universities--representing a broad spectrum of campus types--were selected as exceptional institutions that place a high priority on the first-year experience. \u003ci\u003eAchieving and Sustaining Excellence in the First Year of College\u003c\/i\u003e includes case studies of each of the thirteen exemplary institutions. These studies illustrate and analyze the colleges' best practices in teaching, assessing, and retaining first-year college students. The individual case studies offer lessons learned and have broad potential application beyond the particular type of institution represented.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt has been documented that a student who makes a successful transition in the first year of college is more likely to persist and graduate. In recent years, efforts to improve the experience of first-year college students have greatly improved. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 2002, the Policy Center on the First Year of College (supported by The Pew Charitable Trusts, The Atlantic Philanthropies, and Lumina Foundation for Education) sponsored a project to recognize colleges and universities as \"Institutions of Excellence\" in their design and execution of the first year. Thirteen colleges and universities--representing a broad spectrum of campus types--were selected as exceptional institutions that place a high priority on the first-year experience. \u003ci\u003eAchieving and Sustaining Excellence in the First Year of College\u003c\/i\u003e includes case studies of each of the thirteen exemplary institutions. These studies illustrate and analyze the colleges' best practices in teaching, assessing, and retaining first-year college students. The individual case studies offer lessons learned and have broad potential application beyond the particular type of institution represented.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBetsy Barefoot\u003c\/b\u003e is co-director of the Policy Center on the First Year of College, and directed the publications center for the National Resource Center for The First-Year Experience and Students in Transition at the University of South Carolina for 11 years. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn Gardner\u003c\/b\u003e is executive director of the Policy Center on the First Year of College and was the founder of the National Resource Center for The First-Year Experience and Students in Transition at the University of South Carolina. He has co-authored three other books with Jossey-Bass.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMarc Cutright\u003c\/b\u003e is assistant professor of higher education at Ohio University and a research fellow of the Policy Center on the First Year of College.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLibby Morris\u003c\/b\u003e is associate professor of higher education and interim director, Institute of Higher Education at the University of Georgia. She is editor of the \u003ci\u003eJournal of Innovative Higher Education\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCharles Schroeder\u003c\/b\u003e is a senior executive with Noel-Levitz and cofounder of Jossey-Bass' \u003ci\u003eAbout Campus\u003c\/i\u003e magazine.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eStephen Schwartz\u003c\/b\u003e is a visiting senior fellow at the Policy Center on the First Year of College.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichael Siegel\u003c\/b\u003e is a research associate for the Policy Center on the First Year of College.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRandy Swing\u003c\/b\u003e is codirector of the Policy Center on the First Year of College.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 480\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.4 x 9.1 x 6.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 01, 2005\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53329499160883,"sku":"9780787971519","price":86.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/C5W-TS6Lgt9780787971519.webp?v=1778166263","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/achieving-and-sustaining-institutional-excellence-for-the-first-year-of-college-hardcover","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}