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Defining student success : the role of school and culture
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ISBN: 0813563631 Year: 2014 Publisher: New Brunswick, New Jersey : Rutgers University Press,

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The key to success, our culture tells us, is a combination of talent and hard work. Why then, do high schools that supposedly subscribe to this view send students to college at such dramatically different rates? Why do students from one school succeed while students from another struggle? To the usual answer-an imbalance in resources-this book adds a far more subtle and complicated explanation. Defining Student Success shows how different schools foster dissimilar and sometimes conflicting ideas about what it takes to succeed-ideas that do more to preserve the status quo than to promote upward mobility. Lisa Nunn's study of three public high schools reveals how students' beliefs about their own success are shaped by their particular school environment and reinforced by curriculum and teaching practices. While American culture broadly defines success as a product of hard work or talent (at school, intelligence is the talent that matters most), Nunn shows that each school refines and adapts this American cultural wisdom in its own distinct way-reflecting the sensibilities and concerns of the people who inhabit each school. While one school fosters the belief that effort is all it takes to succeed, another fosters the belief that hard work will only get you so far because you have to be smart enough to master course concepts. Ultimately, Nunn argues that these school-level adaptations of cultural ideas about success become invisible advantages and disadvantages for students' college-going futures. Some schools' definitions of success match seamlessly with elite college admissions' definition of the ideal college applicant, while others more closely align with the expectations of middle or low-tier institutions of higher education. With its insights into the transmission of ideas of success from society to school to student, this provocative work should prompt a reevaluation of the culture of secondary education. Only with a thorough understanding of this process will we ever find more consistent means of inculcating success, by any measure.


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Delivering on the promise of democracy : visual case studies in educational equity and transformation
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ISBN: 1783745975 1783745959 1783745967 Year: 2019 Publisher: Open Book Publishers

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"Many educators can recite the faults of their schools or universities, but far fewer can recognize and develop existing strengths to benefit a wider audience. Sukhwant Jhaj has crafted a refreshing new look at how imaginative leadership and a shift in perspective can propel institutions to reach at-risk or underrepresented members of their communities. Delivering on the Promise of Democracy pulls back the curtain on seven high-performing universities to reveal which daily decisions, including listening to the community, embracing conflict, and implementing effective strategies through routine, guide administrators in achieving exceptional results. Through in-depth interviews that offer a close look at these seven universities, Jhaj traces a new trajectory for higher education: a call to question a university's effectiveness through its accessibility to the community it serves.Jhaj's book will inspire anybody interested in widening access to education with its call to renew their institution's mission through powerful and effective leadership. "

Schools betrayed : roots of failure in inner-city education
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ISBN: 1281966045 9786611966041 0226569624 9780226569628 9781281966049 9780226569604 0226569608 Year: 2007 Publisher: Chicago : University of Chicago Press,

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The problems commonly associated with inner-city schools were not nearly as pervasive a century ago, when black children in most northern cities attended school alongside white children. In Schools Betrayed, her innovative history of race and urban education, Kathryn M. Neckerman tells the story of how and why these schools came to serve black children so much worse than their white counterparts. Focusing on Chicago public schools between 1900 and 1960, Neckerman compares the circumstances of blacks and white immigrants, groups that had similarly little wealth and status yet came to gain vastl


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Grad School Essentials : A Crash Course in Scholarly Skills
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ISBN: 0520963261 9780520963269 9780520288294 0520288297 9780520288300 0520288300 Year: 2016 Publisher: Berkeley, CA : University of California Press,

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What's the hardest part of grad school? It's not simply that the workload is heavy and the demands are high. It's that too many students lack efficient methods to let them do their best. Professor Zachary Shore aims to change this. With humorous, lively prose, Professor Shore teaches you to master the five most crucial skills you need to succeed: how to read, write, speak, act, and research at a higher level. Each chapter in this no-nonsense guide outlines a unique approach to acquiring a skill and then demonstrates how to enhance it. Through these concrete, practical methods, Grad School Essentials will save you time, elevate the quality of your work, and help you to earn the degree you seek.


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Leading for tomorrow
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ISBN: 0813596807 0813596823 9780813596808 9780813596822 9780813596792 0813596793 Year: 2020 Publisher: New Brunswick, New Jersey

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When faculty climb the ranks into leadership positions, they come with years of knowledge and experience, yet they are often blindsided by the delicate interpersonal situations and political minefields they must now navigate as university administrators. What are the specific skills that faculty need to acquire when they move into administrative positions, and how can they build upon their existing abilities to excel in these roles? What skills can other mid-level leaders learn to help in their positions? Using an engaging case study approach, Leading for Tomorrow provides readers with real-world examples that will help them reflect on their own management and communication styles. It also shows newly minted administrators how they can follow best practices while still developing a style of leadership that is authentic and uniquely their own. The book’s case studies offer practical solutions for how to deal with emerging trends and persistent problems in the field of higher education, from decreasing state funding to political controversies on campus. Leading for Tomorrow gives readers the tools they need to get the best out of their team, manage conflicts, support student success, and instill a campus culture of innovation that will meet tomorrow’s challenges.


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The hidden curriculum : first generation students at legacy universities
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ISBN: 0691216614 Year: 2021 Publisher: Princeton : Princeton University Press,

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A revealing look at the experiences of first generation students on elite campuses and the hidden curriculum they must master in order to succeedCollege has long been viewed as an opportunity for advancement and mobility for talented students regardless of background. Yet for first generation students, elite universities can often seem like bastions of privilege, with unspoken academic norms and social rules. The Hidden Curriculum draws on more than one hundred in-depth interviews with students at Harvard and Georgetown to offer vital lessons about the challenges of being the first in your family to go to college, while also providing invaluable insights into the hurdles that all undergraduates face.As Rachel Gable follows two cohorts of first generation students and their continuing generation peers, she discovers surprising similarities as well as striking differences in their college experiences. She reveals how the hidden curriculum at legacy universities often catches first generation students off guard, and poignantly describes the disorienting encounters on campus that confound them and threaten to derail their success. Gable shows how first-gens are as varied as any other demographic group, and urges universities to make the most of the diverse perspectives and insights these talented students have to offer.The Hidden Curriculum gives essential guidance on the critical questions that university leaders need to consider as they strive to support first generation students on campus, and demonstrates how universities can balance historical legacies and elite status with practices and policies that are equitable and inclusive for all students.


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Higher Degree by Research : Factors for Indigenous Student Success.
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ISBN: 9811951780 9811951772 Year: 2022 Publisher: Singapore Springer Nature

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This open access book provides insights from Indigenous higher degree research (HDR) students on supervision practices in an Australian context. It examines findings from qualitative studies conducted with Indigenous HDR students from different academic disciplines, enrolled higher education institutions across Australia, and supervisors of Indigenous HDR students. Six types of data and their thematic analyses are presented, to understand the needs and experiences of both Indigenous HDR students and supervisors of Indigenous HDR students. This book also unpacks assumptions and commonly held beliefs about Indigenous HDR students, and shares what Indigenous HDRs report they need to experience success in higher education. It reports the experiences of supervisors of Indigenous HDR students, and explore further opportunities which enhance the higher education experiences of Indigenous HDR students. This book also suggests how successful relationships between Indigenous HDR students, and their supervisors may be fostered, and aims to be a useful resource for Indigenous peoples wishing to pursue higher education, and HDR supervisors in countries with Indigenous populations.

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Aborígens --- Educació superior --- Austràlia --- Educació universitària --- Ensenyament superior --- Ensenyament universitari --- Estudis superiors --- Estudis universitaris --- Etapes educatives --- Abandó dels estudis (Educació superior) --- Competències transversals --- Educació clàssica --- Educació superior transfronterera --- Ensenyament de la biblioteconomia --- Estudis de postgrau --- Extensió universitària --- Lectura (Educació superior) --- Orientació en l'educació superior --- Primer cicle d'ensenyament universitari --- Seminaris --- Tercer cicle d'ensenyament universitari --- Campus virtuals --- Escrits acadèmics --- Pràcticums --- Universitats --- Autòctons --- Comunitats autòctones --- Comunitats indígenes --- Indígenes --- Grups autòctons --- Nacions autòctones --- Nadius --- Poblacions aborígens --- Poblacions autòctones --- Poblacions indígenes --- Pobles aborígens --- Pobles autòctons --- Pobles nadius --- Races aborígens --- Races auctòctones --- Races indígenes --- Races natives --- Grups ètnics --- Relacions racials --- Dones indígenes --- Indis d'Amèrica --- Antropologia cultural --- Tribus --- Commonwealth of Australia --- Australàsia --- Oceania --- Austràlia Meridional --- Austràlia Occidental --- Nova Gal·les del Sud --- Queensland --- Tasmània --- Victòria --- Indigenisme --- Supervisors of Indigenous HDR students --- Supervision of Indigenous HDR students --- Needs of Indigenous HDR students --- Indigenous students' participation in higher education --- Indigenous students' retention in higher eudcation --- Indigenous students' completion in higher education --- issues faced by Indigenous HDR students --- Support mechanisms for Indigenous HDR students --- Disparity in Indigenous higher education outcomes --- Indigenous and non-Indigenous higher education outcomes --- Academic supervisor and Indigenous students --- Guidance for supervisors of Indigenous HDR students --- Positive relationships and student success --- Challenges for Indigenous postgraduate research students --- Expectations of supervisors of Indigenous HDR students --- Quality supervision for Indigenous HDR students --- Good practices in supervision in HDR --- Concerns in supervising HDR students --- Training for supervisors of Indigenous HDR students


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Engaging student : using evidence to promote student success
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ISBN: 1928424090 1928424082 Year: 2017 Publisher: Bloemfontein UJ Press

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The book provides a rich, informative picture of the current state of student engagement evaluation, while also highlighting challenges and opportunities for future advances. A particular strength of this publication is its emphasis on the importance of taking evidence-based decisions, and showing how the South African Survey of Student Engagement (SASSE) can provide the evidence for well-informed changes in policy and practice in order to enhance student success." - Prof Magda Fourie-Malherbe, Stellenbosch University

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Community college --- Comprehensive universities --- Conditional formatting --- Contextual --- Contextual challenges --- Contextualised --- Council on Higher Education (CHE) --- Course (module/subject) --- Critical thinking --- Culture --- Curriculum --- Data --- Data-informed --- Decision-making --- Decolonisation --- Deep learning --- Department chairs (heads of departments) --- Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) --- Development --- Developmental outcomes --- Diagnostic --- Disaggregating --- Discussions --- Discussion with diverse others --- Dropout --- Education outcomes --- Effective educational behaviours --- Effective educational practices --- Effective leadership --- Effective teaching practices --- Empirical --- Engagement – also see Student Engagement --- Engineering --- Equity --- Equitable outcomes --- Evaluate --- Evidence --- Evidence-based --- Expectations --- Expected academic difficulty --- Expected academic perseverance --- Experiential learning --- Experience with staff --- Extended degree --- Extended curricula --- Extra-curricular (also see co-curricular) --- Financial Stress Scale --- First-generation --- First-year --- Food --- Food insecurity --- Frequency --- Freshman myth --- Gender --- Graduate attributes (Learning outcomes) --- Group work --- Heads of departments --- High-Impact practices --- Higher education outcomes --- Higher-Order Learning --- Holistic --- Humanities --- Incentive --- Indicators --- Innovation --- Innovative --- Instructional paradigm --- Interactions --- Interventions --- Institutional culture --- Institutional performance --- Institutional research --- Institutional researchers --- Institution-wide approaches --- Interpersonal relationships --- Interpersonal skills --- Intersectional --- Intersectionality --- Irish Survey of Student Engagement (ISSE) --- Knowledge --- Knowledge society --- Language --- Law --- Leaders --- Leadership (management/university leadership) --- Learning --- Learning environments --- Learning facilitator --- Learning outcomes --- Learning paradigm --- Learning strategies --- Learning with peers --- Lecturer Survey of Student Engagement (LSSE) --- Lecturers (also see academics/academic staff) --- Librarians --- Management (University leaders and Leadership) --- Mathematics --- Memorisation --- Mentor --- Mentoring --- Mentorship --- Mission --- Module (course/subject) --- Motivation --- National Benchmark Tests (NBT) --- National Benchmark Test Project (NBTP) --- National Development Plan --- National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) --- Natural and Agricultural Sciences --- Next Generation of Academics Programme (nGAP) --- Numeracy development --- Off-campus --- On-campus --- Online resources --- Pathways --- Peer learning (also see Tutor) --- Pedagogical approaches --- Pedagogical contexts --- Pedagogical environments --- Pedagogical experiences --- Pedagogical innovation --- Pedagogical practices --- Pedagogical relationship --- Pedagogical responsiveness --- Pedagogies --- Perceived academic preparation --- Perceived preparedness --- Persistence --- Policies --- Policy --- Policy makers --- Practical significance --- Practical work --- Preparing for class --- Professional development --- Professionals --- Professional staff --- Quadrant --- Quality --- Quality assurance --- Quality of interactions --- Quantitative reasoning --- Reflection --- Reflective and integrative learning --- Relationships --- Research --- Responsiveness --- Resources --- Retention --- Science --- engineering and technology --- Self-reflection --- Senior students --- Service learning --- Social sciences --- Socio-economic --- South African Survey(s) of Student Engagement (SASSE) --- Staff development (also academic development and lecturer development) --- Stakeholder --- Strategies --- Statistical --- Student affairs --- Student behaviour --- Student bodies --- Student data --- Student development --- Student engagement --- Student evaluation --- Student financial aid --- Student involvement --- Student learning --- Student life --- Student needs --- Student outcomes --- Student organisations --- Student perspective --- Student participation --- Student performance --- Student persistence --- Student retention --- Student responses --- Student societies --- Student-staff interaction --- Student success --- Student views --- Student voice --- Success rates --- Subject (course/module) --- Support services --- Support staff --- Supportive campus --- Supportive environment --- Synthesise --- Systemic perspective --- Systemic understanding --- Teaching --- Teaching and learning --- Techniques --- Time --- Time management --- Traditional universities --- Transformation --- Transformative --- Transition --- Tutor --- Tutorials --- Undergraduate research --- Underprepared --- United States --- University Capacity Development Grant (University Capacity Development Programme) --- Universities --- Universities of Technology --- University leaders --- Unrealistic --- Well-being

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