Enhancing minority student retention and academic performance [electronic resource] : what we can learn from program evaluations / Jacqueline Fleming.
2012
LC148.15 .F54 2012eb
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Title
Enhancing minority student retention and academic performance [electronic resource] : what we can learn from program evaluations / Jacqueline Fleming.
Author
Fleming, Jacqueline, 1947-
Edition
1st ed.
ISBN
9780787957131 hardcover
9781118218679 electronic book
9781118218679 electronic book
Imprint
San Francisco : Jossey-Bass, 2012.
Language
English
Description
xiv, 386 p.
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LC148.15 .F54 2012eb
Dewey Decimal Classification
378.1/6913
Summary
"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 retention to show what really works in increasing academic performance among minority students and includes models of evaluations that describe successful programs that use statistical methods to verify outcomes"-- Provided by publisher.
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
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Table of Contents
pt. 1. Setting the stage : as they enter higher education
pt. 2. Programs in math, science, and engineering
pt. 3. Programs at minority-serving universities
pt. 4. Conclusion.
pt. 2. Programs in math, science, and engineering
pt. 3. Programs at minority-serving universities
pt. 4. Conclusion.