Becoming Great Universities : Small Steps for Sustained Excellence /

"How campus communities of every kind can transform themselves from good to great Becoming Great Universities highlights ten core challenges that all colleges and universities face and offers practical steps that everyone on campus-from presidents to first-year undergraduates-can take to enhanc...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Light, Richard J. (Autor), Jegla, Allison, 1993- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton : Princeton University Press, [2022]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Universities and colleges > Administration.
Educational change.
Education, Higher > Planning.
Education, Higher > Aims and objectives.
College environment.
Academic achievement.
EDUCATION / Curricula.
EDUCATION / Higher.
Enseignement > Reforme > États-Unis.
Milieu universitaire > États-Unis.
Enseignement superieur > Finalites > États-Unis.
Educational change > United States.
Academic achievement > United States.
Universities and colleges > United States > Administration.
College environment > United States.
Education, Higher > United States > Planning.
Education, Higher > Aims and objectives > United States.
United States.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Encouraging continuous campus improvement : building a culture of systemic innovation
  • Helping students from under-resourced high schools to succeed at a rigorous college
  • Investing vs. harvesting : encouraging students to balance risks and talents
  • How do we attract and support students who may not be considering our institution?
  • Rural Americans as a case study
  • Experimenting with teaching to improve student learning outcomes
  • What are students actually learning? : how do we know?
  • Acting on students' opinions, ideas, and advice
  • Facilitating constructive interactions among students from differing backgrounds and experiences
  • Building opportunities for lifelong learning and engagement
  • Inspiring students to think globally
  • Bringing it all together : suggestions for getting started.

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