Using Hybridization and Specialization to Enhance the First-Year Experience in Community Colleges: A National Picture of High-Impact Practices in First-Year Seminars

This chapter draws from national data to explore unique attributes of first‐year seminars in community college contexts as well as high‐impact practices that are often connected to them. Findings point to areas of opportunity for practice and directions for future research to better understand how c...

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Published inNew directions for community colleges Vol. 2016; no. 175; pp. 57 - 69
Main Authors Young, Dallin George, Keup, Jennifer R.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published San Francisco Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.09.2016
Wiley Periodicals, Inc
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Subjects
Academic Support Services
Change Strategies
College Freshmen
Community Colleges
Educational Change
Educational Practices
First Year Seminars
Integrated Activities
Program Improvement
Seminars
Student Development
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Summary:This chapter draws from national data to explore unique attributes of first‐year seminars in community college contexts as well as high‐impact practices that are often connected to them. Findings point to areas of opportunity for practice and directions for future research to better understand how community colleges can be poised to meet the increasing number of demands to support student success in effective ways.
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ArticleID:CC20212
ISSN:0194-3081
1536-0733
DOI:10.1002/cc.20212