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This issue brings into sharp focus the complex role college anduniversity faculty play in shaping the persistence and departuredecisions of...
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undergraduate students. The authors review practicesranging from curricular structures and instructional staffingpolicies to faculty teaching methods, and they offerrecommendations for many common problems. Topics discussed include:Curricular Learning Communities and Unprepared Students: HowFaculty Can Provide a Foundation for SuccessPromoting Persistence and Success of UnderrrepresentedStudents: Lessons for Teaching and LearningClosing the Gate: Part-Time Faculty Instruction in GatekeeperCourses and First-Year PersistenceEffective Instruction and College Student Persistence: Some NewEvidenceThe Role of Active Learning in College Student PersistenceClassroom Practices at Institutions with Higher-Than-ExpectedPersistence Rates: What Student Engagement Data Tells UsToward a Scholarship of Practice Centered on College StudentRetentionTaken together, the chapters outline the elements of a scholarshipof practice centered on keeping students in school. College anduniversity presidents, chief academic affairs officers, academicdeans, directors and staff members of campus-based centers forteaching, and individuals responsible for enrollment managementwill find a great deal of practical wisdon in this volume. This is the 115th volume of the Jossey-Bass quarterly reportseries New Directions for Teaching and Learning,which continues to offer a comprehensive range of ideas andtechniques for improving college teaching based on the experienceof seasoned instructors and on the latest findings of educationaland psychological researchers.
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