"This book brings together sixteen student affairs experts to identify how student affairs professionals can shape and direct their field to meet the future challenges and needs of students, society, and higher education."
"The Freshman Year Experience presents an authoritative, comprehensive guide to the policies, strategies, programs, and services designed to ensure student achievement in the first year of college--and so to facilitate student retention and academic success in subsequent years. "
"Editor John Schuh and his fellow contributors, all experts in the field, detail the methodological aspects of conducting assessment projects specifically for the student affairs practitioner who is ready to conduct assessment projects, but is not quite sure how to manage their technical aspects. Using a variety of case studies and concrete examples to illustrate various assessment approaches, the authors lead the reader step-by-step thr ..."
""A must read for anyone interested in understanding and developing assessments that can demonstrate the efficacy of their programs and services. A perfect sequel to Assessment in Student Affairs."--Charles C. Schroeder, vice chancellor for student affairs, University of Missouri Columbia"Upcraft and Schuh tell us when, where, how, and why we should conduct assessments differently within a wide variety of student service departments. Rea ..."
"An authoritative, comprehensive guide to the first year of college, "Challenging and Supporting the First Year Student" includes the most current information about the policies, strategies, programs, and services designed to help first-year students make a successful transition to college and fulfill their educational and personal goals."
Residence Hall Assistants in College(1st Edition) A Guide to Selection, Training, and Supervision (Jossey Bass Higher & Adult Education Series) by M. LeeUpcraft, Guy T. Pilato Hardcover, 281 Pages, Published 1982 by Jossey-Bass ISBN-13: 978-0-87589-538-3, ISBN: 0-87589-538-7
"For practitioners at all levels of experience, Assessment in Student Affairs provides a single-volume, practical resource on using assessment to develop and improve all facets of student affairs. It includes detailed guidance for student affairs staff on how to assess student needs, student satisfaction, campus environments, campus cultures, and student outcomes. And it explains how senior staff can employ assessment findings in strat ..."
"Orienting Students to College (New Directions for Student Services)"
The Freshman Year Experience Monograph First-Year Academic Advising : Patterns in the Present, Pathways in the Future No. 18 by M. LeeUpcraft, Gary L. Kramer Paperback, 202 Pages, Published 1995 by National Resource Center For The Freshman Yea ISBN-13: 978-1-889271-15-6, ISBN: 1-889271-15-2