{"product_id":"first-generation-college-students-hardcover","title":"First-Generation College Students - 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\u003eLee Ward\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMichael J. Siegel\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eZebulun Davenport\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"As more and more of the college-going population is made up of those who are the first in their families to attend college, institutions need to find ways to help these students succeed if they expect to maintain enrollments. This groundbreaking resource explores the challenges and barriers to first-generation students and offers a wealth of helpful recommendations for helping these students succeed in their academic careers. This book helps leaders in academic and student affairs to understand these special challenges and how best to meet them\"--\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFIRST-GENERATION COLLEGE STUDENTS\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003e...a concise, manageable, lucid summary of the best scholarship, practices, and future-oriented thinking about how to effectively recruit, educate, develop, retain, and ultimately graduate first-generation students.\u003c\/i\u003e\" --from the foreword by \u003cb\u003eJOHN N. GARDNER\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFirst-generation students are frequently marginalized on their campuses, treated with benign disregard, and placed at a competitive disadvantage because of their invisibility. While they include 51% of all undergraduates, or approximately 9.3 million students, they are less likely than their peers to earn degrees. Among students enrolled in two-year institutions, they are significantly less likely to persist into a second year. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eFirst-Generation College Students\u003c\/i\u003e offers academic leaders and student affairs professionals a guide for understanding the special challenges and common barriers these students face and provides the necessary strategies for helping them transition through and graduate from their chosen institutions. Based in solid research, the authors describe best practices and include suggestions and techniques that can help leaders design and implement effective curricula, out-of-class learning experiences, and student support services, as well as develop strategic plans that address issues sure to arise in the future. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The authors offer an analysis of first-generation student expectations for college life and academics and examine the powerful role cultural capital plays in shaping their experiences and socialization. Providing a template for other campuses, the book highlights programmatic initiatives at colleges around the county that effectively serve first-generation students and create a powerful learning environment for their success. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eFirst-Generation College Students\u003c\/i\u003e provides a much-needed portrait of the cognitive, developmental, and social factors that affect the college-going experiences and retention rates of this growing population of college students.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTHE AUTHORS \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLEE WARD\u003c\/b\u003e is director of Career and Academic Planning at James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia, where he founded the Student Learning Institute. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMICHAEL J. SIEGEL\u003c\/b\u003e is associate professor and director of the administration of higher education program at Suffolk University in Boston, Massa-chusetts. He is a former research fellow at the Policy Center on the First Year of College. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eZEBULUN DAVENPORT\u003c\/b\u003e is vice chancellor for Student Affairs at Indiana University - Purdue University, Indianapolis.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 176\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 9.1 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 10, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52504657756467,"sku":"9780470474440","price":73.24,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/N0RJMG93dDNkUkNSckhhS3lqRjZEZz09.webp?v=1760198202","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/first-generation-college-students-hardcover","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}