Cintron, Samuel, and Hinson present this research compilation on accelerating the currently oft-delayed progression through higher education. The preface highlights obstacles to success in higher education including inconsistent secondary education and socioeconomic barriers. Contributions address the relationship between curriculum design and student perceptions of value and job relevance, success coaching as a strategy to improve retention, quality academic advising, disparities between students taking college courses in high school and those not, purposeful scheduling based on student need, cultural intelligence and student satisfaction, mobile apps as educational adjuncts, teacher professional development, globalization and social media, and opportunities for college credit based on knowledge assessment. Data is taken from examples in New Orleans, Australia, and India as well as more broad-based studies.
– ProtoView Reviews
This volume in the Advances in Higher Education & Professional Development (AHEPD) book series points to a number of challenges and innovations in contemporary higher education practices. Addressing many concerns regarding the state of higher education today—spiraling costs, low or extended degree completion, debt, a more globalized student body, etc., the book shares diverse essays around the goal of finding ways to manage such concerns so that students can complete degrees in a more timely manner. [...] End matter consists of a compilation of each chapter’s references, brief contributor biographies, and an index. Other volumes in this series cover topics such as career training, higher education policy, and coaching and mentoring. Recommended.
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