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Enhancing Minority Student Retention and Academic Performance : What We Can Learn from Program Evaluations.
In this important resource, Dr. Fleming (a noted expert in the field of minority retention) draws on educational evaluations she has developed in the course of her distinguished career. This book analyzes the common factors and the role institutional characteristics play in minority student retentio...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Hoboken :
John Wiley & Sons,
2012.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Enhancing Minority Student Retention and Academic Performance; Contents; Preface; About the Author; 1: Overview; Part One: Setting the Stage: As They Enter Higher Education; 2: Success Factors in the Academic Performance of Inner-City Youth: Project Forward Leap; 3: How Perceptions of Racial Climate Affect Academic Adjustment and Learning; Part Two: Programs in Math, Science, and Engineering; 4: What Successful Students in Science Know About Learning: Gateway to Higher Education.
- 5: Problem Solving, Critical Thinking, and Academic Performance: Summer Bridge for Entering Minority Engineering Students at California State University at Northridge6: Retaining Students in Engineering at the City College of New York: How a Successful Program Works; 7: Enhancing Learning in Science Programs at the City College of New York; 8: Preparing Minority Students to Compete at the Cutting Edge: The CCNY CREST Center; 9: Who Will Do Math, Science, Engineering, and Technology? Academic Achievement Among Minority Students in Seventeen Institutions.
- 10: Doubling the Number of Minority Students in Science, Engineering, and Math: The Xavier University of Louisiana Alliance for Minority ParticipationPart Three: Programs at Minority-Serving Universities; 11: The 4th Hour Algebra Project: University of Texas, Pan American; 12: Why Good Students Drop Out: Retention and Performance of Honors Students at Texas Southern University; 13: When Underprepared Students Stay in College: The Fast Track Program at Texas Southern University; 14: Problem-Solving Instruction: How Much Is Enough to Increase Verbal and Analytical Skills in Minority Students?
- 15: Does Multicultural Content Make a Difference in the Reading Comprehension Performance of African American Students? Project GRAD at Texas Southern University16: Multicultural Content and the Mathematics Performance of African American Students at Texas Southern University; Part Four: Conclusion; 17: Enhancing the Performance of Minorities: Lessons from Program Evaluation; Appendices; 2: Project Forward Leap--Methodological Details; 3: The Racial Climate at Eastern University--Interview Questions; 4: Gateway to Higher Education--Methodological Details.
- 5: Summer Bridge for Entering Minority Engineering Students at California State University at Northridge--Methodological Details6: Retaining Students in Engineering at the City College of New York--Methodological Details; 7: Science Programs at the City College of New York--Methodological Details; 8: The CCNY CREST Center--Methodological Details; 9: Who Will Do Math, Science, Engineering, and Technology?--Methodological Details; 10: The Xavier University of Louisiana Alliance for Minority Participation--Methodological Details; 11: The 4th Hour Algebra Project--Methodological Details.
- 12: Retention and Performance of Honors Students at Texas Southern University--Methodological Details.