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  • From Educational Experiment to Standard Bearer

    University 101 at the University of South Carolina

    Edited by Daniel B. Friedman, Tracy L. Skipper, Catherine S. Greene ...
    An exploration of the University of South Carolina's trailblazing approach to the first-year experienceAs an innovative educational experiment, University 101 was designed to support students' transition to and success in college. Now, fifty years after its inception, the program continues to bring national recognition to the University of South Carolina.From Educational Experiment to Standard ... Read more

    $23.79 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Helping Sophomores Succeed

    Understanding and Improving the Second Year Experience

    by Mary Stuart Hunter, John N. Gardner, Scott E. Evenbeck, Jerry A. Pattengale, Molly Schaller, Laurie A. Schreiner, Barbara F. Tobolowsky ...
    Helping Sophomores Succeed offers an in-depth, comprehensive understanding of the common challenges that arise in a student's second year of college. Sponsored by the University of South Carolina's National Resource Center for The First-Year Experience® and Students in Transition, this groundbreaking book offers an examination of second-year student success and satisfaction using both quantitative ... Read more

    $42.00 USD

  • Launching the First-Year Experience Movement

    The Founder's Journey

    by John N. Gardner ...
    “As an archetypal student success higher-educator myself, I did not enter this profession intentionally….But my life experiences did prepare me to be very successful at this work. So, what are those experiences, and types of knowledge, insight, skills that equip one to do this kind of work? This book is about encouraging the next generation of successors to use their experiences to become equity ... Read more

    $34.99 USD

  • The Transfer Experience

    A Handbook for Creating a More Equitable and Successful Postsecondary System

    Edited by John N. Gardner, Michael J. Rosenberg, Andrew K. Koch ...
    Co-published with At last there is a handbook that everyone in higher education can use to help increase transfer student success. This comprehensive resource has been brought together to meet the need for a truly holistic approach to the transfer experience. The book brings together research, theory, practical applications, programmatic illustrations, case studies, encouragement, and inspiration, ... Read more

    $47.99 USD

  • Developing and Sustaining Successful First-Year Programs

    A Guide for Practitioners

    by Gerald M. Greenfield, Jennifer R. Keup, John N. Gardner ...
    Developing and Sustaining Successful First -Year ProgramsFirst-year programs and interventions have become critical launching pads for student success and retention in higher education. However, these programs often flounder not because of what they are trying to do, but because of the ways in which they are implemented.Developing and Sustaining Successful First-Year Programs offers faculty, ... Read more

    $37.00 USD

  • Innovations in Higher Education

    Igniting the Spark for Success

    by Linda L. Baer, David Bonsall, Jeff Bonsall, Patricia A. Breen, Michael Bunch, Michael R. Chipps, Rosanna Stoll Diaz, Scott Epstein, Barbara A. Farley, Eugene Finnegan, Marilyn Hansmann, Rachel Harris, Darren Henderson, Adam Honea, John Holzhüter, Dionne Jones-Malone, Joseph Kovach, Henry J. Lindborg, Daniel Lowry, James H. McCormick, Christine Miller, Cinch L. Munson, Michael J. Offerman, William Pepicello, Nancy S. Perryman, Jeff Rabey, Lee Rasch, Jeffrey Seybert, David Sill, Patricia A. Stockert, Barbara Taylor, Linda M. Thor, Russell J. Watson, Dave Weber, Betsy O. Barefoot, John N. Gardner ...
    Series series The ACE Series on Higher Education
    Rising costs and increasing global competition press institutions to do more with less. At the same time, deep budget cuts and a general social and political impatience have revived calls for reform in educational affordability, curriculum, and outcome measurement. Yet within this environment, a myriad of success stories are being forged among educational institutions, supporting industries, and ... Read more

    $67.99 USD

  • Students Helping Students

    A Guide for Peer Educators on College Campuses

    by Fred B. Newton, Steven C. Ender ...
    This second edition offers a practical training guide for college students who serve as leaders, tutors, counselors, or advisors for their peers. This thoroughly revised and updated volume contains a fundamental discussion on student growth and development and provides learning objectives and self-discovery exercises to help student leaders with tasks such as tutoring, student orientation, ... Read more

    $34.00 USD

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  • The Nonprofit Human Resource Management Handbook

    From Theory to Practice

    Edited by Jessica Word, Jessica Sowa ...
    Series series Public Administration and Public Policy
    As an increasing number of individuals go to work in the nonprofit sector, nonprofit managers need support on how best to build their human resource management capacity. They need to know what systems to examine, what questions to ask, and how to ensure they are managing people in a legal manner and as effectively as possible given their particular resource constraints. Important questions include ... Read more

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  • Research Methods for Community Change

    A Project-Based Approach

    by Randy R. Stoecker ...
    Everyone is a member of a community, and every community is continually changing. To successfully manage that change, community members need information. This book is an in-depth review of all of the research methods that communities can use to solve problems, develop their resources, protect their identities, and build power. With an engaging writing style and numerous real world examples, Randy ... Read more

    $70.19 USD

  • Building Synergy for High-Impact Educational Initiatives

    First-Year Seminars and Learning Communities

    Edited by Janine Graziano, Lauren Chism Schmidt ...
    Published in partnership with the Washington Center for Improving the Quality of Undergraduate EducationFirst-year seminars and learning communities are two of the most commonly offered high-impact practices on U.S. campuses. The goals of these initiatives are similar: helping students make connections to faculty and other students, improving academic performance, and increasing persistence and ... Read more

    $26.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • How to be a "HIP" College Campus

    Maximizing Learning in Undergraduate Education

    by Satu Rogers, Jeffery W. Galle ...
    Through the voices of dozens of seasoned college faculty and junior and senior students, this book shares insights and practical examples on how a college campus can be “HIP”—utilizing high-impact educational practices widely and effectively. The book’s strength is numerous hands-on examples about HIPs’ implementation in and out of the classroom.HIPs have been proven to improve student learning, ... Read more

    $29.99 USD