{"product_id":"9780787971519","title":"Achieving and Sustaining Institutional Excellence for the First Year of College","description":"\u003ch1\u003eAchieving and Sustaining Institutional Excellence for the First Year of College\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBetsy O. Barefoot | John N. Gardner | Marc Cutright | Libby V. Morris | Charles C. Schroeder | Stephen W. Schwartz | Michael J. Siegel | Randy L. Swing\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eEducation \/ Student Life \u0026amp; Student Affairs\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eIn 2002, the Policy Center on the First Year of College (supported by The Pew Charitable Trusts, The Atlantic Philanthropies, and Lumina Foundation for Education) sponsored a project to recognize colleges and universities as \"Institutions of Excellence\" in their design and execution of the first year. Thirteen colleges and universities—representing a broad spectrum of campus types—were selected as exceptional institutions that place a high priority on the first-year experience. \u003ci\u003eAchieving and Sustaining Excellence in the First Year of College\u003c\/i\u003e includes case studies of each of the thirteen exemplary institutions. These studies illustrate and analyze the colleges’ best practices in teaching, assessing, and retaining first-year college students. The individual case studies offer lessons learned and have broad potential application beyond the particular type of institution represented.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e  \u003cb\u003eBetsy Barefoot\u003c\/b\u003e is co-director of the Policy Center on the First Year of College, and directed the publications center for the National Resource Center for The First-Year Experience and Students in Transition at the University of South Carolina for 11 years.  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn Gardner\u003c\/b\u003e is executive director of the Policy Center on the First Year of College and was the founder of the National Resource Center for The First-Year Experience and Students in Transition at the University of South Carolina. He has co-authored three other books with Jossey-Bass.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMarc Cutright\u003c\/b\u003e is assistant professor of higher education at Ohio University and a research fellow of the Policy Center on the First Year of College.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLibby Morris\u003c\/b\u003e is associate professor of higher education and interim director, Institute of Higher Education at the University of Georgia. She is editor of the \u003ci\u003eJournal of Innovative Higher Education\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCharles Schroeder\u003c\/b\u003e is a senior executive with Noel-Levitz and cofounder of Jossey-Bass' \u003ci\u003eAbout Campus\u003c\/i\u003e magazine.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eStephen Schwartz\u003c\/b\u003e is a visiting senior fellow at the Policy Center on the First Year of College.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichael Siegel\u003c\/b\u003e is a research associate for the Policy Center on the First Year of College.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRandy Swing\u003c\/b\u003e is codirector of the Policy Center on the First Year of College.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e11 March 2005\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eJossey-Bass\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9780787971519\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e480\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e79.2\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44378701267084,"sku":"9780787971519","price":52.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9780787971519.jpg?v=1781091131","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9780787971519","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}