Developing and Sustaining Successful First-Year Programs: A Guide for Practitioners

Preface by John N. Gardner xi The Authors xvii Acknowledgments xxiii Introduction: Where Have We Been, and Where Are We Going? xxvii 1 High-Impact Pedagogies 1 2 Summer Bridge Programs 21 3 New Student Orientation 43 4 Advising 67 5 First-Year Seminars 89 6 Learning Communities 113 7 Residential Learning Programs 136 8 Developmental Education 157 9 Early Alert Warning Systems 179 10 Probation Initiatives 202 11 Peer Leadership 224 12 Second-Year Transitions 249 Conclusion: Lessons Learned 271 References 277 Index 319