| Description |
pages cm |
| Contents |
Introduction / Michael S. McPherson and Morton Owen Schapiro. -- Section I. From high school to college : raising expectations and lowering financial burdens. 1. Increasing college access and graduation among Chicago public high school graduates / Melissa Roderick and Jenny Nagaoka. 2. Financial aid at public flagship universities / Michael S. McPherson, Morton Owen Schapiro, and Francie E. Streich. 3. What the Gates Millennium Scholarship program can tell us about success in college / William T. Trent. -- Section II. What do we know about succeeding in college? 4. Questioning our assumptions about college requirements / James E. Rosenbaum and Lisbeth J. Goble. 5. Measuring college success : evidence and policy challenges / Sarah E. Turner. 6. Heterogeneity and higher education / Jeffrey A. Smith. -- Section III. College Success : a presidential perspective. 7. Institutional perspectives on student success / David W. Breneman. 8. College success in the long arc of life / Diana Chapman Walsh. -- Section IV. College success : student and faculty perspectives. 9. Ask the students : a good way to enhance their success / Richard J. Light. 10. What is good college teaching? / Susan L. Engel. -- Section V. Looking beyond material success. 11. Assessing the college contribution to civic engagement / Thomas S. Dee. Conclusion / Michael S. McPherson and Morton Owen Schapiro |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
College students -- United States -- Economic conditions.
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Minority college students -- United States.
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Educational attainment -- United States.
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| Author |
McPherson, Michael S.
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Schapiro, Morton Owen.
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| LC no. |
2008004198 |
| ISBN |
9780874478303 |
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0874478308 |
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