Fleming, Jacqueline, 1947-

Enhancing minority student retention and academic performance what we can learn from program evaluations / [electronic resource] : Jacqueline Fleming. - 1st ed. - San Francisco : Jossey-Bass, 2012. - xiv, 386 p.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

pt. 1. Setting the stage : as they enter higher education -- pt. 2. Programs in math, science, and engineering -- pt. 3. Programs at minority-serving universities -- pt. 4. Conclusion.

"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"--


Electronic reproduction.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2013.
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College dropouts--Prevention--Case studies.
Minorities--Education (Higher)--United States--Case studies.
Educational evaluation--United States--Case studies.


Electronic books.

LC148.15 / .F54 2012eb

378.1/6913