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Student retention has become a difficult issue within higher
education. As such, it is imperative to examine the causes, as well
as provide educators with strategies to implement to improve
retention rates. Critical Assessment and Strategies for Increased
Student Retention is a pivotal reference source for the latest
progressive research on a variety of current student success and
attendance perpetuation issues. Featuring a broad range of coverage
on a number of perspectives and topics, such as academic
performance, counseling, and culture, this publication is geared
towards practitioners, academicians, and researchers interested in
understanding the difficulties with maintaining student retention.
Higher education has seen an increase in attention to social change
and social responsibility. Providing best practices in these areas
will help professionals to create methods for change and
suggestions for unity on a global level. Examining Social Change
and Social Responsibility in Higher Education is an essential
research publication that explores current cultural norms and their
influence on curriculum and educational environments and intends to
improve the understanding of social change and social
responsibility at different sociological levels within various
fields pertaining to higher education. Highlighting topics such as
campus safety, social justice, and mental health, this book is
ideal for academicians, professionals, researchers, administrators,
and students working in various disciplines (e.g., academic
advising, leadership, higher education, adult education, campus
climate, Title IX, SAVE/VAWA, and more). Moreover, the book will
provide insights and support executives concerned with the
management of expertise, knowledge, information, and organizational
development in different types of work communities and
environments.
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Index; 1948
(Hardcover)
University of Massachusetts at Amherst
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R937
Discovery Miles 9 370
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Going to university is expensive. It's an investment of money. It
is also a massive leap of faith by everyone connected to your
choice. You hope it will be a good experience, but you aren't sure.
You want it to be fair to you and worth the effort, but there are
no guarantees. Going to university to study and get a degree or
certificate of qualification is as political as it is personal. So
beware and be ready! But worry not. You will spend your money
wisely for a long-term return. Why? Because there is a game to
play, and by picking up this book, you intend to play to win.
Playing the University Game shows you the rules of the game,
strategies for success on your terms (not those of the university
as institution and system) and, most importantly, how to enjoy
yourself as a university student, reaping the long-term benefits
both during your experience and afterwards. How to win the personal
way using political-social knowledge shared with you from inside
the university walls. Helen Lees draws on her research and lived
experiences of self-care in education, combining this with the
voices of established academics, who between them have a
wide-ranging and deeply reflective understanding of the university
and university student interactions. Helen takes you into the heart
of the mechanisms of university life, revealing key moves you need
to make to survive and thrive in the game. She shares with you
which actions and attitudes matter to win, why winning matters, how
you can win without joining a dog-eat-dog competition. Helen
empowers you to see why university education is about you and your
flourishing, not the graduation prize but nevertheless happily also
all about the graduation prize, which really matters. She skills
you with the knowledge you need to avoid stress, to enjoy yourself
and get true value for money from the educational product you have
chosen.
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The Yale Medical Annual
(Hardcover)
Yale University School of Medicine CL, Frank Judson 1872-1912 Parker, Henry Cottrell 1874-1933 Rowland
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R859
Discovery Miles 8 590
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Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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