Five high-impact practices : research on learning outcomes, completion and quality /

Examines research on five educational practices: first-year seminars, learning communities, service learning, undergraduate research, and capstone experiences. The authors explore questions such as: What is the impact on students who participate in these practices? Is the impact the same for both t...

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Main Author:	Brownell, Jayne Elise
Other Authors:	Swaner, Lynn E. (Lynn Ellen)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Washington, D.C. : Association of American Colleges and Universities, [2010]
Subjects:	Education, Higher > United States > Evaluation. Education, Higher > Aims and objectives > United States. Education, Higher > Research > United States. Universities and colleges > United States > Evaluation. Community and college > United States. Community and college. Education, Higher > Aims and objectives. Education, Higher > Evaluation. Education, Higher > Research. Universities and colleges > Evaluation. United States.

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Summary:	Examines research on five educational practices: first-year seminars, learning communities, service learning, undergraduate research, and capstone experiences. The authors explore questions such as: What is the impact on students who participate in these practices? Is the impact the same for both traditional students and those who come from historically underserved student populations? The monograph includes a foreword by George D. Kuh, High-impact practices: retrospective and prospective; and recommendations for how to improve the quality of high-impact practices.
Item Description:	"Leap."
Physical Description:	xv, 67 pages ; 28 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 59-67).
ISBN:	9780982785003 0982785003