TY - BOOK AU - Kuh,George D. TI - Piecing together the student success puzzle: research, propositions, and recommendations SN - 9780787997762 AV - LC1099.3 .P54 2007 U1 - 370.117 22 PY - 2007/// CY - San Francisco, Calif. PB - Wiley Subscription Services at Jossey-Bass KW - Multicultural education KW - United States KW - Academic achievement KW - Assimilation (Sociology) KW - Biculturalism KW - Education, Higher N1 - 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 N2 - Examines the complicated array of social, economic, cultural, and educational factors related to student success in college ER -