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Book SynopsisThis book offers two uniquely designed sections that provide a mixture of quantitative and qualitative research findings surrounding a diverse group of college students. The authors provide readers with valuable findings on topics such as student/faculty interactions, academic/social integration, and college preparation.
Trade ReviewThe transition from high school to college is a critical time in students’ academic careers that too often determines their continuation in college. In response, Terence Hicks and Chance W. Lewis have assembled an impressive cadre of leading scholars who provide compelling insight into the student transition experience, explicate the dire need for faculty-student and counselor-student interactions, and overview new strategies and programs that serve as promising markers for innovation. This volume is a must read for researchers and scholars who desire to improve outcomes for first-year collegians. -- J. Luke Wood, PhD, associate professor, San Diego State University, and co-founder and editor emeritus of the Journal of African American Males in Education (JAAME)
Hicks and Lewis offer a body of research that further refines the focus for public schools, colleges, and universities, in providing a more effective transition from high school to college, resulting in higher retention and graduation rates from college. -- Robert P. Taylor, EdD, superintendent of Bladen County Schools, North Carolina
Table of ContentsForeword by Robert T. Palmer Acknowledgment Introduction Chapter One—Navigating the New: Examining the Transition Experiences of First-Semester College Students Molly Reynolds, Ph.D., University of Kentucky Deanna Sellnow, Ph.D., University of Kentucky Chapter Two—The High School to College Transition: College-Going Culture, Student-Counselor Interactions, and the College Preparation Process Chenoa S. Woods, Ph.D., University of California, Irvine Chapter Three—High School to College Transition: “I’ve Always Been College-Bound”: A Case Study of a Successful First-Generation, Latina College Student Desireé Vega, Ph.D., Texas State University Chapter Four—Academic and Social Adjustment of Students Transitioning from an Early College High School Program to an Institution of Higher Education Catie McCorry-Andalis, Ed.D., The University of Texas at El Paso Chapter Five—Assessing the Preparedness of Former Nebraska 4-H Participants to Transition and Adapt to College Jill S. Walahoski, Ph.D., University of Nebraska—Lincoln Chapter Six—High School to College Transition: An Examination of the Influence of Social and Academic Integration on Multiracial College Student Persistence Ashley D. Spicer-Runnels, Ed.D., Texas State University Index Editors Contributors
