Minority Retention: What Works New Directions for Institutional Research, Number 125

by Gaither, Gerald H.

• ISBN13: 9780787979744
• ISBN10: 0787979740
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-04-20
• Publisher: Jossey-Bass

Summary

Retention and graduation have become major issues for the academy, as higher education finds itself under increasing scrutiny from governments, the media, consumers, and the courts. All are concerned with achieving greater diversity and access while controlling costs but not sacrificing quality--a seeming impossibility.This volume presents some of the best policies, practices, and procedures found in proven programs to achieve such goals, from both a national and a case study perspective. These chapters examine the topics from the perspective of majority-serving institutions (MSIs), tribal colleges and universities (TCUs), Hispanic-serving institutions (HSIs), and historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs). The focus is on a practical, proven set of ideas and practices to assist practitioners in all types of institutions to achieve the goals of their own insitutional and retention frameworks. The contributors emphasize that the key to successful retention and graduation lies in the professional commitment of the faculty and staff to these student-centered efforts, and they show how this can be accomplished through the programs under review. The volume also offers a practical set of resources, including Web sites and other electronic and print resources, to help practitioners learn about and adopt better practices.This is the 125th issue of the Jossey-Bass quarterly higher education report series New Directions for Institutional Research.

Table of Contents

EDITOR'S NOTES	1	(6)
Gerald H. Gaither
1. Minority Student Retention: Resources for Practitioners	7	(18)
Alan Seidman
Findings from the literature can offer a practical course of action in increasing student retention.
2. Student Engagement at Minority-Serving Institutions: Emerging Lessons from the BEAMS Project	25	(20)
Brian K. Bridges, Barbara Cambridge, George D. Kuh, Lacey Hawthorne Leegwater
The results from the National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) provide examples of how to successfully overcome obstacles to student success.
3. Retention and Student Success at Minority-Serving Institutions	45	(14)
Jamie P. Merisotis, Kirstin McCarthy
Minority-serving institutions make a significant contribution to the success of students of color, despite limited resources, and changing future demographics may enlarge this role.
4. Evaluating the Outcomes of Developmental Education	59	(14)
Hunter R. Boylan, Barbara S. Bonham, Gamba Nwachi Tafari
Diversity can be a resource for learning when institutional efforts to honor it are systematic rather than random and are integrated through-out the developmental program.
5. A Chancellor's Vision: Establishing an Institutional Culture of Student Success	73	(14)
Willis B. McLeod, Jon M. Young
The support of a visionary chief executive is essential to building a cam-pus culture that promotes student success.
6. The University College Model: A Learning-Centered Approach to Retention and Remediation	87	(20)
Lettie Raab, Anthony J. Adam
The University College concept offers a holistic living-learning community model that incorporates intrusive advisement, centralized services, and residentially based academic enhancement.
7. Retention in Higher Education: A Selective Resource Guide	107	(16)
Anthony J. Adam, Gerald H. Gaither
An annotated international bibliography of Web sites and other printed and electronic resources, legislation, and published materials offers the reader a panoply of current practical resources to develop effective retention strategies.
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