Assessing Conditions to Enhance Educational Effectiveness The Inventory for Student Engagement and Success

Name: Assessing Conditions to Enhance Educational Effectiveness The Inventory for Student Engagement and Success
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ISBN: 9780787982201

ISBN-10: 0787982202

ISBN-13: 9780787982201

Edition: 2005

Authors: George D. Kuh, Jillian Kinzie, John H. Schuh, Elizabeth J. Whitt

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From the authors of "Student Success in College— the book that describes the policies, programs, and practices of twenty colleges and universities that have created success-oriented campus cultures and learning environments— comes the next-step resource to help an institution assess whether these conditions exist. The authors present the Inventory for Student Engagement and Success (ISES), a self-guided framework for conducting a comprehensive, systematic, institutionwide analysis. The process also can be applied to areas within an institution, such as a school or college within a university, an academic or student affairs division, or a department or program. The ISES includes sets of…

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List price: $32.00
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
Publication date: 9/23/2005
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 112
Size: 8.40" wide x 10.90" long x 0.40" tall
Weight: 0.836
Language: English



Preface


About The Authors



Student Success in College: Why It Matters and What Institutions Can Do About It



Why Focus on Student Success?


Student Engagement: A Key to Student Success


Project DEEP: A Window into Effective Educational Practice


Putting DEEP to Work


Are You Ready for ISES?



Guiding Principles for Using the Inventory for Student Engagement and Success


Context Is Everything


The Whole Is Greater than the Sum of the Parts


Evidence Is Essential: The More, the Better


Test Prevailing Assumptions


Cast a Wide Net


Use Outsiders to Ask Hard Questions


Focus on What Matters to Student Success


Stay the Course



Inventory for Student Engagement and Success



Using ISES to Assess the Properties and Conditions Common to Educationally Effective Colleges


A "Living" Mission and "Lived" Educational Philosophy


Unshakeable Focus on Student Learning


Environments Adapted for Educational Enrichment


Clear Pathways to Student Success


Improvement-Oriented Ethos


Shared Responsibility for Educational Quality and Student Success


"Ultimately, It's About the Culture"



Using ISES to Assess Effective Educational Practices


Academic Challenge


Active and Collaborative Learning


Student-Faculty Interaction


Enriching Educational Experiences


Supportive Campus Environment



Using ISES for Institutional Improvement


Logistical Issues


Applications of ISES


A Last Word


References



ISES: Suggested Interview Protocols



DEEP Site Visit Report Timeline


Index