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The First Year of College

Research, Theory, and Practice on Improving the Student Experience and Increasing Retention

Robert S Feldman editor

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Published:28th Dec '17

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An examination of the first year of college and the intersecting challenges facing today's students, written by top educational researchers.

This book examines the first year of college from a variety of perspectives to paint a comprehensive picture of the intersecting challenges facing today's students and higher education institutions.This book is premised on a very powerful social/educational concern about college retention rates: one-third of first-year students seriously consider leaving college during their first term, and only half of all students who start college ultimately graduate. This book examines the first year of college from a variety of perspectives to paint a comprehensive picture of the intersecting challenges facing today's students and higher education institutions. Technological advances, increases in college attendance costs, and increasing political pressure on colleges to prove their value have changed the landscape of the first year of college, but researchers have identified new approaches to improve student and institutional success that have shown considerable success and promise. In this comprehensive volume, top educational researchers explore topics of student success, persistence, and retention in the first year of college.

'The First Year of College informatively examines the first year of college from a variety of perspectives to paint a comprehensive picture of the intersecting challenges facing today's students and higher education institutions.' James A. Cox, Midwest Book Review

ISBN: 9781107176287

Dimensions: 235mm x 158mm x 20mm

Weight: 690g

364 pages