
Developing and Sustaining Successful First-Year Programs
A Guide for Practitioners
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Developing and Sustaining Successful First-Year Programs
A Guide for Practitioners
About this book
Developing and Sustaining Successful First -Year Programs
First-year programs and interventions have become critical launching pads for student success and retention in higher education. However, these programs often flounder not because of what they are trying to do, but because of the ways in which they are implemented.
Developing and Sustaining Successful First-Year Programs offers faculty, academic administrators, and student affairs professionals a comprehensive and practical resource that includes step-by-step guidance for developing new first-year programs and enhancing existing programs. The book explores the key elements that contribute to sustained student success and the programs that have the capacity to continue to meet student needs while making the most of scarce resources. The authors show how to create and sustain critical partnerships, put in place the needed organizational structures, and include strategies for developing effective assessments and evaluations.
Developing and Sustaining Successful First-Year Programs is filled with illustrative examples and profiles of successful programs from a range of institutions that vary in size, type, selectivity, and culture. Examples of common programs and interventions include summer bridge programs, student orientation, first-year seminars, learning communities, residential programs, developmental education, and many more.
Based in scholarly literature, theory, and practice, the book highlights the initiatives that facilitate the transition, learning, development, and success of new college students.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Contents
- Preface by John N. Gardner
- The Authors
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction: Where Have We Been, and Where Are We Going?
- Chapter 1 High-Impact Pedagogies
- Chapter 2 Summer Bridge Programs
- Chapter 3 New Student Orientation
- Chapter 4 Advising
- Chapter 5 First-Year Seminars
- Chapter 6 Learning Communities
- Chapter 7 Residential Learning Programs
- Chapter 8 Developmental Education
- Chapter 9 Early Alert Warning Systems
- Chapter 10 Probation Initiatives
- Chapter 11 Peer Leadership
- Chapter 12 Second-Year Transitions
- Conclusion: Lessons Learned
- References
- Index