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Piecing together the student success puzzle : research, propositions, and recommendations / George D. Kuh ... [ et al.]. - San Francisco, Calif. : Wiley Subscription Services at Jossey-Bass, c2007. - xiv, 182 p. ; 23 cm. - ASHE higher education report , v. 32, no. 5 1551-6970 ; .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 135-167) and indexes.

Major theoretical perspectives on student success in college -- The foundation for student success : student background characteristics, precollege experiences, and enrollment patterns -- Student behaviors, activities, and experiences associated with student success -- Institutional conditions associated with student success -- Propositions and recommendations for student success in postsecondary education -- Appendix A. Note on research methods -- Appendix B. Indicators of student success in postsecondary education.

Examines the complicated array of social, economic, cultural, and educational factors related to student success in college.

ISBN: 9780787997762 0787997765

LCCN: 2010293057

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Multicultural education--United States.
Academic achievement--United States.
Assimilation (Sociology)--United States.
Biculturalism--United States.
Education, Higher--United States.

LC Class. No.: LC1099.3 / .P54 2007

Dewey Class. No.: 370.117