Reframing Persistence Research to Improve Academic Success

New Directions for Institutional Research, Number 130

Michael Wilkerson editor Edward P St John editor

Format:Paperback

Publisher:John Wiley & Sons Inc

Published:1st Jul '06

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This volume of New Directions for Institutional Research proposes and tests new approaches to institutional research (IR) that attempt to break down barriers to academic success, particularly focusing on minority students, working students, and others in nontraditional circumstances. The chapters in this volume review prior research on best practices as well as evaluations of retention programs and persistence by students of color, then go on to propose and test new approaches to assessment, action research, action inquiry, and evaluation. Lessons learned from this volume should contribute to strategies used by administrators and faculty for collaborative projects involving IR professionals and other higher education researchers in interventions designed to improve academic success for all students. This is the 130th volume of New Directions for Institutional Research, a quarterly publication published by Jossey-Bass. Access our complete list of New Directions for Institutional Research titles for a wide variety of IR topics.

"This book will be most valuable to individuals who conduct research, including faculty, administrators, graduate students and advisors..." (NACADA)

ISBN: 9780787987596

Dimensions: 228mm x 154mm x 8mm

Weight: 200g

128 pages