Student Success in College, (Includes New Preface and Epilogue) - by George D Kuh & Jillian Kinzie & John H Schuh & Elizabeth J Whitt (Paperback)

About the Book

Reprint. Originally published: c2005. With new preface and epilogue.

Book Synopsis

Student Success in College describes policies, programs, and practices that a diverse set of institutions have used to enhance student achievement. This book clearly shows the benefits of student learning and educational effectiveness that can be realized when these conditions are present. Based on the Documenting Effective Educational Practice (DEEP) project from the Center for Postsecondary Research at Indiana University, this book provides concrete examples from twenty institutions that other colleges and universities can learn from and adapt to help create a success-oriented campus culture and learning environment.

From the Back Cover

Revised and updated, Student Success in College describes the policies, programs, and practices that twenty diverse institutions have used to enhance student attainment. Based on the Documenting Effective Educational Practice (DEEP) project from the Center for Postsecondary Research at Indiana University, this book is filled with concrete examples that can serve as an inspiration for colleges and universities who want to create their own success-oriented learning environments.

This new edition contains a new Preface and Epilogue, with updates on the impact the recommended policies and practices have had over five years on the twenty colleges originally researched.

Student Success in College

• Identifies what strong-performing colleges and universities do to promote student success, including recent updates from the field

• Describes the relationships among student engagement, persistence, satisfaction, learning, and personal development

• Outlines six features common to all twenty DEEP institutions

• Synthesizes the principles that guide the work of faculty and staff of these effective institutions

• Contains myriad ideas for improving educational practice

• Recommends strategies for enhancing student success

Student Success in College offers a clear view of what an educationally effective college or university looks like in a complex and challenging higher education environment and includes practical strategies for improving the quality of undergraduate education across a wide range of postsecondary settings.

About the Author

George D. Kuh is Chancellor's Professor of Higher Education and director, Center for Post-secondary Research at Indiana University. He directs the College Student Experiences Questionnaire Research Program, the National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE), and the NSSE Institute for Effective Educational Practice.

Jillian Kinzie is associate director of the NSSE Institute for Effective Educational Practice and project manager of the Documenting Effective Educational Practice (DEEP) Initiative.

John H. Schuh is distinguished professor of educational leadership at Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa.

Elizabeth J. Whitt is professor in the College of Education, and director of Student Success Initiatives in the Office of the Provost, at the University of Iowa.