TY - BOOK AU - Fleming,Jacqueline ED - ebrary, Inc. TI - Enhancing minority student retention and academic performance: what we can learn from program evaluations AV - LC148.15 .F54 2012eb U1 - 378.1/6913 23 PY - 2012/// CY - San Francisco PB - Jossey-Bass KW - College dropouts KW - Prevention KW - Case studies KW - Minorities KW - Education (Higher) KW - United States KW - Educational evaluation KW - Electronic books KW - local N1 - 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; Electronic reproduction; Palo Alto, Calif.; ebrary; 2013; Available via World Wide Web; Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries N2 - "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"-- UR - http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10542560 ER -