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For much of the twentieth century, the definition of success for
most community colleges revolved around student retention and
graduation. This definition no longer works-if it ever did. In
Student Success in the Community College: What Really Works?
respected community college leaders, researchers, and innovators
argue that student success is about redesigning community colleges
in a manner that is consistent with each college's mission, goals,
student population, and resources. Concluding that there is no
one-size-fits-all approach to increasing student success, chapter
authors analyze national, state, and regional efforts to increase
student success; identify principles institutions can use to frame
student success initiatives; and outline specific actions community
colleges can take to increase student-and institutional-success.
Student Success in the Community College: What Really Works? also
provides concrete examples of effective student success initiatives
in a variety of community college settings.
For much of the twentieth century, the definition of success for
most community colleges revolved around student retention and
graduation. This definition no longer works-if it ever did. In
Student Success in the Community College: What Really Works?
respected community college leaders, researchers, and innovators
argue that student success is about redesigning community colleges
in a manner that is consistent with each college's mission, goals,
student population, and resources. Concluding that there is no
one-size-fits-all approach to increasing student success, chapter
authors analyze national, state, and regional efforts to increase
student success; identify principles institutions can use to frame
student success initiatives; and outline specific actions community
colleges can take to increase student-and institutional-success.
Student Success in the Community College: What Really Works? also
provides concrete examples of effective student success initiatives
in a variety of community college settings.
Academic advising is the second most important function in the
community college. If it is not conducted with the utmost
efficiency and effectiveness, the most important function in the
college—instruction—will fail to achieve its purpose of
ensuring that students succeed in navigating the curriculum to
completion. The purpose of academic advising is to help students
select a program of study to meet their life and vocational goals.
As such, academic advising is a central and important activity in
the process of education. Academic advising occurs at least once
each term for every student in the college; few student support
functions occur as often or affect so many students. But while
there is general agreement concerning the importance of academic
advising for the efficient functioning of the institution and the
effective functioning of the student, there is little agreement
regarding the nature of academic advising and who should perform
the function. In this seminal work on academic advising, the
authors of three overarching chapters address the key issues and
challenges of academic advising followed by the authors of four of
the most innovative and successful programs of academic advising in
the nation.
America's community colleges are experiencing the most creative and
substantive period of transformation in their 118-year history.
There has never been so much research, so much support from
foundations, and so much commitment from national leaders to
reimagine community colleges for today and for the future. 13 Ideas
that Are Transforming the Community College World, edited by Terry
U. O'Banion, is the seminal work that captures the major ideas
faced by community college leaders in this period of
transformation. The book includes 23 authors representing 12
national organizations, perhaps the most significant and
substantive list of individuals ever to participate in an edited
book on the community college. Each author is a
nationally-recognized authority on his or her chapter, and all have
played major roles as leaders of national organizations.
Academic advising is the second most important function in the
community college. If it is not conducted with the utmost
efficiency and effectiveness, the most important function in the
college—instruction—will fail to achieve its purpose of
ensuring that students succeed in navigating the curriculum to
completion. The purpose of academic advising is to help students
select a program of study to meet their life and vocational goals.
As such, academic advising is a central and important activity in
the process of education. Academic advising occurs at least once
each term for every student in the college; few student support
functions occur as often or affect so many students. But while
there is general agreement concerning the importance of academic
advising for the efficient functioning of the institution and the
effective functioning of the student, there is little agreement
regarding the nature of academic advising and who should perform
the function. In this seminal work on academic advising, the
authors of three overarching chapters address the key issues and
challenges of academic advising followed by the authors of four of
the most innovative and successful programs of academic advising in
the nation.
America's community colleges are experiencing the most creative and
substantive period of transformation in their 118-year history.
There has never been so much research, so much support from
foundations, and so much commitment from national leaders to
reimagine community colleges for today and for the future. 13 Ideas
that Are Transforming the Community College World, edited by Terry
U. O'Banion, is the seminal work that captures the major ideas
faced by community college leaders in this period of
transformation. The book includes 23 authors representing 12
national organizations, perhaps the most significant and
substantive list of individuals ever to participate in an edited
book on the community college. Each author is a
nationally-recognized authority on his or her chapter, and all have
played major roles as leaders of national organizations.
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