Publisher's Synopsis
This volume of New Directions for Institutional Researchproposes and tests new approaches to institutional research (IR)that attempt to break down barriers to academic success,particularly focusing on minority students, working students, andothers in nontraditional circumstances.
The chapters in this volume review prior research on bestpractices as well as evaluations of retention programs andpersistence by students of color, then go on to propose and testnew approaches to assessment, action research, action inquiry, andevaluation. Lessons learned from this volume should contribute tostrategies used by administrators and faculty for collaborativeprojects involving IR professionals and other higher educationresearchers in interventions designed to improve academic successfor all students.
This is the 130th volume of New Directions forInstitutional Research, a quarterly publication published byJossey-Bass.
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