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03956aam a2200385 i 4500 001 4DFDDE307FE211E2B97A5E7EDAD10320 003 SILO 005 20130226010109 008 111221s2012 cau b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2011052641 020 $a 0787957135 (hardback) 020 $a 9780787957131 (hardback) 035 $a (OCoLC)769818981 040 $a DLC $e rda $b eng $c DLC $d YDX $d BDX $d YDXCP $d BWX $d IAD $d PGC $d TTU $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a n-us--- 050 00 $a LC148.15 $b .F54 2012 082 00 $a 378.1/6913 $2 23 100 1 $a Fleming, Jacqueline, $d 1947- 245 10 $a Enhancing minority student retention and academic performance / $c Jacqueline Fleming. 250 $a First edition. 260 $a San Francisco : $b Jossey-Bass, $c [2012] 300 $a xiv, 386 pages ; $c 25 cm. 490 1 $a The Jossey-Bass Higher and Adult Education Series. 505 00 $g pt.4: $t Enhancing the performance of minorities : lessons from program evaluation. $t Success factors in the academic performance of inner-city youth : Project Forward Leap -- $t How perceptions of racial climate affect academic adjustment and learning -- $g pt.2: $t Programs in math, science, and engineering -- $t What successful students in science know about learning : gateway to higher education -- $t Problem solving, critical thinking, and academic performance : summer bridge for entering minority engineering students at California State University at Northridge -- $t Retaining students in engineering at the City College of New York : how a successful program works -- $t Enhancing learning in science programs at the City College of New York -- $t Preparing minority students to compete at the cutting edge : the CCNY CREST Center -- $t Who will do math, science, engineering, and technology? academic achievement among minority students in seventeen institutions / $r Jason Guo -- $t Doubling the number of minority students in science, engineering, and math : the Xavier University of Louisiana Alliance for Minority Participation / $r Carole Morning -- $g pt.3: $t Programs at minority-serving universities -- $g The $t 4th Hour Algebra Project : University of Texas, Pan American / $r J. Rene Torres -- $t Why good students drop out : retention and performance of honors students at Texas Southern University -- $t When underprepared students stay in college : the fast track program at Texas Southern University -- $t Problem-solving instruction : how much is enough to increase verbal and analytical skills in minority students? -- $t Does multicultural content make a difference in the reading comprehension performance of African American students? Project GRAD at Texas Southern University -- $t Multicultural content and the mathematics performance of African American students at Texas Southern University / $r Jason Guo -- $g pt.4: $t Conclusion -- $t Enhancing the performance of minorities : lessons from program evaluation. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (pages 339-369) and indexes. 520 $a "In this important resource, Dr. Fleming (a noted expert in the field of minority retention) draws on educational evaluations she has developed in the course of her distinguished career. This book analyzes the common factors and the role institutional characteristics play in minority student retention to show what really works in increasing academic performance among minority students and includes models of evaluations that describe successful programs that use statistical methods to verify outcomes"-- $c Provided by publisher. 650 0 $a College dropouts $x Prevention $v Case studies. 650 0 $a Minorities $x Education (Higher) $z United States $v Case studies. 650 0 $a Educational evaluation $z United States $v Case studies. 830 0 $a Jossey-Bass higher and adult education series. 941 $a 2 952 $l IBAX173 $d 20180307023920.0 952 $l UNUX074 $d 20130226010256.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=4DFDDE307FE211E2B97A5E7EDAD10320Initiate Another SILO Locator Search