Description - The Role of the Classroom in College Student Persistence by John M. Braxton
This issue brings into sharp focus the complex role college and
university faculty play in shaping the persistence and departure
decisions of undergraduate students. The authors review practices
ranging from curricular structures and instructional staffing
policies to faculty teaching methods, and they offer
recommendations for many common problems.
Topics discussed include:
Curricular Learning Communities and Unprepared Students: How
Faculty Can Provide a Foundation for Success
Promoting Persistence and Success of Underrrepresented
Students: Lessons for Teaching and Learning
Closing the Gate: Part-Time Faculty Instruction in Gatekeeper
Courses and First-Year Persistence
Effective Instruction and College Student Persistence: Some New
Evidence
The Role of Active Learning in College Student Persistence
Classroom Practices at Institutions with Higher-Than-Expected
Persistence Rates: What Student Engagement Data Tells Us
Toward a Scholarship of Practice Centered on College Student
Retention
Taken together, the chapters outline the elements of a scholarship
of practice centered on keeping students in school. College and
university presidents, chief academic affairs officers, academic
deans, directors and staff members of campus-based centers for
teaching, and individuals responsible for enrollment management
will find a great deal of practical wisdon in this volume.
This is the 115th volume of the Jossey-Bass quarterly report
series New Directions for Teaching and Learning,
which continues to offer a comprehensive range of ideas and
techniques for improving college teaching based on the experience
of seasoned instructors and on the latest findings of educational
and psychological researchers.
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