Teaching and Learning in Higher Education: Studies of Three Student Development Programs

Bridglall, Beatrice L./ Hrabowski, Freeman A., III (Contributor)/ Maton, Kenneth I. (Contributor)/ Layden, Susan (Contributor)/ Solomon, Sheldon (Contributor)

ISBN 10: 1498557244 / ISBN 13: 9781498557245

Published by Lexington Books, 2017

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204 pages. 9.26x6.27x0.79 inches. In Stock.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Teaching and Learning in Higher Education: Studies of Three Student Development Programs
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Publication Date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1498557244
• ISBN 13: 9781498557245
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.41 kilograms

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Synopsis

Concerns with how students are taught, and whether and how they learn, has become particularly salient in higher education. This is evident in growing awareness of increases in time-to-degree and declines in attainment rates for many students, including those who are underrepresented, in our nation’s community and public and private colleges and universities. It is also demonstrated vis-à-vis recent findings that more than a third of college students evinced no noticeable improvement in critical thinking, writing, and complex reasoning skills after four years as an undergraduate. These findings suggest that while a focus on access to and participation in the nation’s colleges and universities remain a prominent goal, it is no longer sufficient given persistent disparities in post secondary student learning.
There are a few models however, from which we can distill a set of strategies for promoting not only high achievement, but also retention and completion rates. This book examines three such models in higher education ― the Meyerhoff Scholars Program at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County; the Opportunity Programs at Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs, New York; and the Premedical Program at Xavier University in New Orleans – with a proven record of student achievement and completion.

About the Author

Beatrice L. Bridglall currently teaches at Montclair State University in Montclair, New Jersey. Her research areas include higher, international and comparative education; student development, engagement and persistence in K-12 and higher education; school reform; and program research and evaluation. She has co-edited several books, including Supplementary Education: The Hidden Curriculum of High Academic Achievement (Rowman & Littlefield, 2005), and Affirmative Development: Cultivating Academic Ability (Rowman & Littlefield, 2008).