Charles C. Schroeder

Freeman A. Hrabowski

Betsy O. Barefoot

Leo M. Lambert

Peter Felten

John N. Gardner

A clear, practical framework for getting higher education back on track The Undergraduate Experience is a guide for significantly improving student learning and institutional performance in the rapidly changing world of higher education. Written by recognized experts in undergraduate education, this book encourages college and university leaders to rethink current practices that fragment the student experience, and to focus on creating powerful, integrated undergraduate learning for all students. Drawing from their own deep experience and the latest research, the authors reveal key principles that enable institutional change and enhance student outcomes in any higher education setting. Coverage includes high-impact practices for engagement, the importance of strategic leadership, the necessity of setting and maintaining high expectations, and insight on fostering excellence through systematic planning. Through its core themes and action principles, this book can be a valuable resource for faculty, staff, administrators, and governing boards at all types of postsecondary institutions. The book provides a practical framework for achieving excellence in undergraduate education by focusing on: Learning Relationships Expectations Alignment Improvement Leadership The value of an undergraduate education is under greater scrutiny than ever before, and campus leaders must be able to convey the value of their institutions to students, boards, donors, and legislators. Is a college or university degree worth the increasing cost? Are today's students academically adrift? What's the difference between a degree and an education? Responding to these questions requires focused action by individuals and institutions. The Undergraduate Experience offers practical guidance for creating and sustaining excellence in the face of disruption and change in higher education.

Focusing Institutions on What Matters Most

The Undergraduate Experience

Kimberly A. Koledoye

This guide to college success equips students with practical strategies, updated study tools, and guidance on ethical AI use.

Understanding Your College Experience

Libby V. Morris

Marc Cutright

 Stephen W. Schwartz 

 Michael J. Siegel

 Randy L. Swing

ثناء على تحقيق وإدامة التفوق المؤسسي للسنة الجامعية الأولى هذا الكتاب يبعث الحياة في النظرية والأبحاث حول نجاح الطلاب. إن المؤسسات الثلاث عشرة التي تشملها هذه الدراسة حول التفوق تقدم نموذجاً إثر نموذج من هيكليات وبرامج دعم طلاب السنة الأولى. إن مؤلفي الكتاب، بدءاً من مجموعات التعلم، وإلى مساقات تجربة السنة الأولى، وإلى برامج القراءة العامة، والتوجيه، وأكثر من ذلك، صنفوا وصوفاً غنية لأفضل الممارسات في مادة قراءة لرؤساء الجامعات، وأصحاب منصب بروفوست، والإداريين الأكاديميين، والمهنيين المختصين بشؤون الطلاب، والهيئة التدريسية، والعاملين في سائر أنواع المؤسسات". جودي ليفين لونغراين، مساعد ثابت البروفوست، جامعة تمبل "بتسي بيرفوت وجون غاردنر يطلعوننا منذ سنوات على أعمال لمصلحة طلاب السنة الأولى، وهما مع زملائهما يقدمون النماذج المفتقدة للمدارس التي تؤدي بالفعل أمراً جيداً". جورج د.كوه، أستاذ مستشار للتعليم العالي ومدير مركز أبحاث مابعد المرحلة الثانوية، جامعة انديانا "في هذا الكتاب الرائع الذي صدر في الوقت المناسب، يؤدي بيرفوت وغاردنر وزملاؤهما خدمة عظيمة للتعليم العالي. إنهم يقدمون نماذج ملموسة ومستندة إلى أدلة لكيفية قيام سلسلة من الكليات والجامعات بإعادة تصميم تجارب السنة الأولى من أجل تلبية حاجات الطلاب وتحسين النجاح. إننا نتعلم مرة أخرى أن القيادة لها أهمية، وأن المعطيات يمكن أن تكون دافعة للتحسن، وأن التركيز الذي لا هوادة فيه وتشجيع التحول سيكون لهما الفوز" كي ماكليني، مدير عملية مسح الكلية الأهلية لارتباط الطلاب، جامعة تكساس في اوستن العبيكان للنشر

Achieving and Sustaining Institutional Excellence for the First Year of College

تحقيق التميز المؤسسي وإدامته للسنة الجامعية الأولى

Written by the leading authorities on the first-year seminar and grounded in research, Your College Experience by John Gardner and Betsy Barefoot offers today’s diverse students the practical help they need to make the transition to college and get the most out of their time there. Goal setting has always been central to this text, and the Tenth Edition has been revised with added coverage and activities to strengthen this material throughout. In addition, a new focus on self-assessment of strengths will help students see where they are already succeeding so that they get off to a great start and stay in college. A full package of instructional support materials — including an Instructor’s Annotated Edition, Instructor’s Manual, PowerPoint slides, videos, and a Test Bank — provides new and experienced instructors all the tools they will need to engage students in this course and increase student retention.

Strategies for Success

Your College Experience

User-friendly, class tested and authoritatively research-based, Step by Step to College and Career Success offers students proven information and straightforward strategies that they can apply toward their success. The briefest title in the Gardner family of books, the authors have pared away extras and have focused on the most crucial skills and the most important choices students have to make in order to succeed in college and beyond. Step by Step is an accessible text that can be useful to all students at any institution whatever their background or goals. In the fourth edition pressing topics that affect students' lives and how they learn--such as money management, emotional intelligence, technology, and diversity--have been added and expanded within a vibrant, easy-to-navigate new design.

Step by Step to College and Career Success

A. Jerome Jewler

Authored by three of the nation's leading experts on the first-year experience, this Concise version of Your College Experience presents a straightforward, realistic, and intelligent review of the skills students need to succeed in college. This less expensive, streamlined Concise edition offers an expanded academic focus through added coverage of writing, speaking, the library, research, and information literacy. Particularly relevant to today's students, a new Money chapter discusses managing money, building credit, and financing college. A new chapter on Emotional Intelligence explains what emotional intelligence is, why everyone should understand it, and why it matters in college. A fresh, clean new design eliminates clutter so that students can focus on the important topics.

Betsy O. Barefoot

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