| Edition |
1st ed. |
| Description |
xxix, 443 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Series |
The Jossey-Bass higher education series |
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Jossey-Bass higher education series.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 389-428). |
| Note |
Includes indexes. |
| Contents |
A comprehensive approach to enhancing freshman success -- Part one: today's freshmen and the college experience. Who are today's freshmen? -- A historical look at the freshman year experience -- Understanding student development: insights from theory -- Impact of college environments on freshman students -- Part two: essential programs and services for first-year students. Connecting students to institutions: keys to retention and success -- Orientation programs -- Academic advising -- Academic support programs -- Mentoring programs -- Counseling -- Residence halls and campus activities -- Health and wellness programs -- Character development. |
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Part three: the freshman seminar. Origins and purposes of the freshman seminar -- Elements of an effective seminar: the university 101 program -- How seminars enhance student success -- Starting a freshman seminar program -- A President's perspective on the value on freshman seminars -- Part four: helping diverse freshman populations -- Hispanic students -- Black students -- Women students -- Adult learners -- Commuter students -- Student athletes -- Disabled students -- Honors students -- Part five: building campus support for a strong freshman year program. Providing administrative, faculty, and staff leadership -- Academic and student affairs in partnership for freshman success. |
| Summary |
The Freshman Year Experience presents an authoritative, comprehensive guide to the policies, strategies, programs, and services designed to ensure student achievement in the first year of college--and so to facilitate student retention and academic success in subsequent years. |
| Subject |
Counseling in higher education -- United States.
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College freshmen -- Counseling of -- United States.
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College student orientation -- United States.
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College freshmen -- Counseling of.
(OCoLC)fst00867807
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College student orientation. (OCoLC)fst00867971
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Counseling in higher education. (OCoLC)fst00881262
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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Studienanfänger (DE-588)4183828-2
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College (DE-588)4148217-7
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Orientación de estudiantes universitarios -- Estados Unidos.
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Orientación estudiantil en educación superior -- Estados Unidos.
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Educación superior -- Orientación.
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College.
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Studienanfänger.
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| Indexed Term |
United States Higher education institutions Students Counselling |
| Added Author |
Gardner, John N.
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| Other Form: |
Online version: Upcraft, M. Lee. Freshman year experience. 1st ed. San Francisco, Calif. : Jossey-Bass Publishers, 1989 (OCoLC)598304758 |
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Online version: Upcraft, M. Lee. Freshman year experience. 1st ed. San Francisco, Calif. : Jossey-Bass Publishers, 1989 (OCoLC)608441487 |
| ISBN |
1555421474 |
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9781555421472 |
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