The college dropout scandal [electronic resource] / David Kirp.

"In The College Dropout Scandal, David L. Kirp outlines the scale of the problem and argues that we actually have the tools to boost graduation rates and shrink the achievement gap. It's not elite schools like Harvard or Williams who are leading the way, but places like City University of New York o...

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Main Author: Kirp, David L. (Author)
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2019]
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Format: Electronic eBook

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505 0 |a Introduction: the scandal and the solutions -- Moving the needle on student success: strategies all colleges can use -- Georgia State University: high tech, high touch -- Against the odds: City University of New York and Rutgers University Newark -- University of Central Florida and Valencia College: the power of two -- Focus on freshmen: University of Texas -- The promise and the mindset: Long Beach State -- "Belonging" at an elite institution: Amherst College -- Ending the dropout scandal: where are the leaders? 
520 |a "In The College Dropout Scandal, David L. Kirp outlines the scale of the problem and argues that we actually have the tools to boost graduation rates and shrink the achievement gap. It's not elite schools like Harvard or Williams who are leading the way, but places like City University of New York or Long Beach State that have undertaken the hard work to improve student success. Through on-the-ground reporting, conversations with university administrators and presidents, and accessible overviews of the latest research, Kirp illustrates a range of institutional reforms, like using big data to quickly identify at-risk students, and the behavioral strategies, from nudges and mindset changes, that have been proven to boost undergraduate learning and raise graduation rates. Shining a light on an underappreciated yet crucial problem in colleges today, Kirp's engaging and hopeful book will help push more students, especially poor and minority ones, across the finish line and keep their hopes of achieving the American Dream alive"--  |c Provided by publisher. 
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