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First-Generation College Students: Understanding and Improving the Experience from Recruitment to Commencement
Lee Ward
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Hardcover. As more and more of the college-going population is made up of those who are the first in their families to attend college, institutions need to find ways to help these students succeed if they expect to maintain enrollments. Num Pages: 176 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: JNKS; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 360.
As more and more of the college-going population is made up of those who are the first in their families to attend college, institutions need to find ways to help these students succeed if they expect to maintain enrollments. This groundbreaking resource explores the challenges and barriers to first-generation students and offers a wealth of helpful recommendations for helping these students succeed in their academic careers. This book helps leaders in academic and student affairs to understand these special challenges and how best to meet them.
As more and more of the college-going population is made up of those who are the first in their families to attend college, institutions need to find ways to help these students succeed if they expect to maintain enrollments. This groundbreaking resource explores the challenges and barriers to first-generation students and offers a wealth of helpful recommendations for helping these students succeed in their academic careers. This book helps leaders in academic and student affairs to understand these special challenges and how best to meet them.
Product Details
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
Number of Pages
176
Place of Publication
Chichester, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780470474440
SKU
V9780470474440
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99-50
About Lee Ward
Lee Ward is director of Career and Academic Planning at James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia, where he founded the Student Learning Institute. Michael J. Siegel is associate professor and director of the administration of higher education program at Suffolk University in Boston, Massachusetts. He is a former research fellow at the Policy Center on the ... Read more
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