02191nam a2200373 a 4500 ebr10542560 CaPaEBR m u cr cn||||||||| 111228s2012 cau sb 001 0 eng d 2011052641 9780787957131 (hardback) 9781118218679 (e-book) CaPaEBR CaPaEBR (OCoLC)769818998 n-us--- LC148.15 .F54 2012eb 378.1/6913 23 Fleming, Jacqueline, 1947- Enhancing minority student retention and academic performance [electronic resource] : what we can learn from program evaluations / Jacqueline Fleming. 1st ed. San Francisco : Jossey-Bass, 2012. xiv, 386 p. Includes bibliographical references and indexes. pt. 1. Setting the stage : as they enter higher education -- pt. 2. Programs in math, science, and engineering -- pt. 3. Programs at minority-serving universities -- pt. 4. Conclusion. "In this important resource, Dr. Fleming (a noted expert in the field of minority retention) draws on educational evaluations she has developed in the course of her distinguished career. This book analyzes the common factors and the role institutional characteristics play in minority student retention to show what really works in increasing academic performance among minority students and includes models of evaluations that describe successful programs that use statistical methods to verify outcomes"-- Provided by publisher. Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. College dropouts Prevention Case studies. Minorities Education (Higher) United States Case studies. Educational evaluation United States Case studies. Electronic books. local ebrary, Inc. http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10542560 An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view 135828 135828