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Author Smith, Buffy

Title Mentoring at-risk students through the hidden curriculum of higher education / Buffy Smith
Published Lanham : Lexington Books, 2013

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Description 1 online resource (xvi, 177 pages)
Contents Invest now or pay later -- Learning at the margins -- Decoding the hidden curriculum -- Transforming mentoring programs -- Play to win : learn the rules -- Overcoming mentoring barriers : do not give up
Summary This book is focused on the mentoring process, a popular higher education initiative that is often used to promote retention and academic success. The central purpose is to unveil the hidden curriculum and provide a blueprint for both students and teachers on how to navigate the institutional culture of higher education
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 165-172) and index
Notes English
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Subject Youth with social disabilities -- Education -- United States.
Minorities -- Education (Higher) -- United States
Mentoring in education -- United States
College students -- United States -- Social conditions
Universities and colleges -- United States -- Sociological aspects
Academic achievement -- United States
EDUCATION -- Teaching Methods & Materials -- General.
Academic achievement
College students -- Social conditions
Mentoring in education
Minorities -- Education (Higher)
Universities and colleges -- Sociological aspects
Youth with social disabilities -- Education
United States
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2021675871
ISBN 9780739183236
0739183230
1498515800
9781498515801