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Making the most of college : students speak their minds / Richard J. Light.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2001.Description: 242 p. ; 22 cmISBN:
  • 0674004787 (alk. paper)
  • 9780674004788 (alk. paper)
  • 067401359X (pbk.)
  • 9780674013599 (pbk.)
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 378.1/98 21
LOC classification:
  • LD2160 .L54 2001
Other classification:
  • 81.55
  • 10
  • 24,2
  • AL 43200
  • AL 46000
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Contents:
Introduction -- Powerful connections -- Suggestions from students -- The most effective classes -- Good mentoring and advising -- Faculty who make a difference -- Diversity on campus -- Learning from differences -- What college leaders can do.
Summary: "Why do some students in the United States make the most of college, while others struggle and look back on years of missed opportunities? What choices can students make, and what can teachers and university leaders do to improve more students' experiences and help them make the most of their time and monetary investment? And how is greater diversity on campus--cultural, racial, and religious--affecting education? How can students and faculty benefit from differences and learn from the inevitable moments of misunderstanding and awkwardness?" -- Book jacket.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 231-235) and index.

Introduction -- Powerful connections -- Suggestions from students -- The most effective classes -- Good mentoring and advising -- Faculty who make a difference -- Diversity on campus -- Learning from differences -- What college leaders can do.

"Why do some students in the United States make the most of college, while others struggle and look back on years of missed opportunities? What choices can students make, and what can teachers and university leaders do to improve more students' experiences and help them make the most of their time and monetary investment? And how is greater diversity on campus--cultural, racial, and religious--affecting education? How can students and faculty benefit from differences and learn from the inevitable moments of misunderstanding and awkwardness?" -- Book jacket.

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