Teaching and learning in higher education : studies of three student development programs / / Beatrice L. Bridglall

• Autore: Bridglall Beatrice L. <1968->
• Pubblicazione: Lanham : , : Lexington Books, , [2013]; ©2013
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (193 p.)
• Disciplina: 378.1/98
• Soggetto topico: College student development programs - United States
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Organization of the Book; I: Persistent Underperformance & Underrepresentation; 1 Current Issues and Trends in Higher Education; 2 Creating Effective Social and Intellectual Communities/Environments in Higher Education; II: Contemporary Exemplars of Excellence; Introducing The Meyerhoff Scholars Program; 3 Preparing Students for Research Careers; Introducing The Opportunity Programs; 4 Creating Opportunities to Learn; Introducing The Pre-Medical Program; 5 A Model for Preparing Students for Medical School; III: Research and Policy Implications ; 6 Recommendations and Policy ImplicationsAppendix A; References; Index; About the Authors/Contributors
• Sommario/riassunto: This book investigates three discrete models from which we can distill a set of strategies for promoting high student achievement, retention, and completion rates in higher education. They include: the Meyerhoff Scholars Program at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County; the Opportunity Programs at Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs, New York; and the Premedical Program at Xavier University in New Orleans.
• Titolo autorizzato: Teaching and learning in higher education
• ISBN: 1-4985-5724-4; 0-7391-7734-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910816170603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II