| Description |
1 online resource |
| Contents |
Preface / Sandy Baum, Benjamin L. Castleman, and Saul Schwartz -- Behavioral economics and postsecondary access : a primer / Benjamin L. Castleman, Sandy Baum, and Saul Schwartz -- Motivation, behavior, and performance in the workplace : insights for student success in higher education / Charles Kurose -- Student aid, student behavior, and educational attainment / Sandy Baum and Saul Schwartz -- How can financial incentives improve the success of disadvantaged college students? : insights from the social sciences / Nicole M. Stephens and Sarah S.M. Townsend -- Prompts, personalization, and pay-offs : strategies to improve the design and delivery of college and financial aid information / Benjamin L. Castleman -- The shapeless river : does a lack of structure inhibit students' progress at community colleges? / Judith Scott-Clayton -- Prepare for class, attend, and participate! : incentives and student success in college / Robert M. Shireman and Joshua A. Price -- Behavioral nudges for college success: research, impact, and possibilities / Jill Frankfort, Ross E. O'Hara, and Kenneth Salim |
| Summary |
Each year, many students with affordable college options and the academic skills needed to succeed do not enroll at all, enroll at institutions where they are not well-positioned for success, or drop out of college before earning a credential. Efforts to address these challenges have included changes in financial aid policy, increased availability of information, and enhanced academic support. This volume argues that the efficacy of these strategies can be improved by taking account of contemporary research on how students make choices. In Decision Making for Student Success, scholars from the |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Vendor-supplied metadata |
| Subject |
Counseling in higher education -- United States
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Academic achievement -- Economic aspects -- United States
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Low-income college students -- Services for -- United States
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College student development programs -- United States
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Student financial aid administration -- United States
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Education, Higher -- Aims and objectives -- United States
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EDUCATION -- Higher.
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Academic achievement -- Economic aspects.
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College student development programs.
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Counseling in higher education.
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Education, Higher -- Aims and objectives.
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Student financial aid administration.
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United States.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Castleman, Benjamin L., editor.
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Schwartz, Saul, 1951- editor.
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Baum, Sandy (Sandra R.), editor
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| ISBN |
9781317664932 |
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1317664930 |
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9781317664925 |
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1317664922 |
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9781317664918 |
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1317664914 |
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