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UNISA996387670303316 |
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Bon Ottaviano <1552-1623.> |
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A description of the Grand Signor's seraglio, or Turkish emperours court [[electronic resource]] |
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London, : Printed for Jo. Martin, and Jo. Ridley, at the Castle in Fleet-street by Ram Alley, 1650 |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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WithersRobert |
GreavesJohn <1602-1652.> |
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Istanbul (Turkey) Court and courtiers Early works to 1800 |
Turkey Description and travel Early works to 1800 |
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Anonymous. By Ottaviano Bon. |
Dedication signed: John Greaves. |
In his dedication the editor, John Greaves, wrongly attributes the authorship to the translator Robert Withers. |
Annotation on Thomason copy: "October 15". |
Reproductions of the originals in the Harvard University Library (Early English books) and in the British Library (Thomason Tracts). |
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UNINA9910790113303321 |
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Davis Jeff <1959 June 5-> |
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The First Generation Student Experience [[electronic resource] ] : Implications for Campus Practice, and Strategies for Improving Persistence and Success |
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Sterling, : Stylus Publishing, 2010 |
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1-00-344780-5 |
1-000-97567-3 |
1-57922-525-X |
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1 online resource (241 p.) |
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Academic achievement -- United States |
EDUCATION -- Higher |
First-generation college students -- United States |
First-generation college students - United States |
Academic achievement - United States |
Education, Special Topics |
Education |
Social Sciences |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Cover; Contents; Introduction; 1 HOW MANY FIRST-GENERATION COLLEGE STUDENTS ARE THERE?; Definitions; Counting First-Generation College Students; How Institutions Can Count Students; What the Data Show; First-Generation Student Status as a Proxy for Ethnicity; Counting the Institutions That Will Be Counting First-Generation Students; Now Is the Time for Action; Sonoma State University; Notes; 2 THE OBSERVABLE BEHAVIORS OF FIRST-GENERATION COLLEGE STUDENTS; Learning the Culture of College; First-Generation Status Is Not the Same as Low-Income Status; Section One: Learning at College |
Precollege PreparationBeing Underprepared at College; Learning How to |
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Study; Different Way of Learning; New Way of Perceiving the World; Learning About Majors; Section Two: Campus Presence; The Imposter Phenomenon; Differences in the Classroom; Alternative Ways of Support; Validating the Presence of First-Generation Students; 3 THE INTERNAL PSYCHOLOGY OF FIRST-GENERATION COLLEGE STUDENTS; Section One: An Extended Campus Acclimation Process; The Existential Question About College Attendance; The Existential Question and Low-Income Status; Developing a College-Student Identity |
Engagement With Physical SpaceCampus Size; Blending In; Section Two: The Importance and Impact of Personal Relationships; Family Relationships; Family Mythologies About College; Faculty Relationships; Nonfaculty Professional Relationships; Peer Relationships and Role Models; 4 IN THEIR OWN WORDS; Narrative One: Rosa Avila; Narrative Two: Crystal Halverson; Narrative Three: Calvin Knight; Narrative Four: Maria Bravos; Narrative Five: Erica Camacho; Narrative Six: Jessica Gomez; Narrative Seven: Jeff Peterson; Narrative Eight: Anna Gutierrez; Narrative Nine: John Hunter |
Narrative Ten: Natalie JimenezNarrative Eleven: Carlos Sosa; Narrative Twelve: Yolanda Ortiz; Narrative Thirteen: Elizabeth Ordaz; Narrative Fourteen: Phillip Hammer; 5 NARRATIVE ANALYSIS; Narratives One-Three: Avila, Halverson, and Knight; Narratives Four-Seven: Bravos, Camacho, Gomez, and Peterson; Narratives Eight-Eleven: Gutierrez, Hunter, Jimenez, and Sosa; Narratives Twelve-Fourteen: Ortiz, Ordaz, and Hammer; 6 RECOMMENDATIONS; Section One: Learning at College; Issue 1; Issue 2; Issue 3; Issue 4; Section Two: Campus Presence; Issue 5; Issue 6; Issue 7 |
Section Three: An Extended Campus Acclimation ProcessIssue 8; Issue 9; Issue 10; Issue 11; Section Four: The Importance and Impact of Personal Relationships; Issue 12; Issue 13; Issue 14; Conclusion; References; About the Author; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z |
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Given that first-generation students comprise over 40% of incoming freshmen, increasing their retention and graduation rates can dramatically increase an institution's overall retention and graduation rates. This book provides administrators with a plan of action to create the awareness necessary for meaningful long-term change, sets out a campus acclimation process, and provides guidelines for the necessary support structures. First-person narratives by first-generation students help the reader get to grips with the variety of ethnic and economic categories to which they belong. The book conc |
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