Title:
College knowledge : what it really takes for students to succeed and what we can do to get them ready / David T. Conley.
Author:
Conley, David T., 1948-
Publication Information:
San Francisco, CA : Jossey-Bass, c2005.
Call Number:
LB2343.32 .C66 2005
Series Title:
Jossey-Bass education series
Electronic Access:
Table of contents http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip055/2004030569.html
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
9780787973971
9780787996758
Series:
Jossey-Bass education series
Physical Description:
xxii, 350 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Added Title:
Title V Learning College.
Contents:
From the Current System and the High School of Today to an Aligned, Coherent Program -- Understanding the System -- What High School Students Know About College Readiness -- The Old and New Criteria for College Success -- Current Strategies to Increase College Readiness -- What Does a High School That Prepares Its Students for College Success Look Like? -- Designing High Schools for Intellectual Coherence -- The First Year Experience and Beyond -- Experiencing Success in the First Year of College -- What Really Happens in the First Year of College -- What We Must Do to Create a System That Prepares Students for College Success -- Knowledge and Skills for Success -- Standards for Success -- English Knowledge and Skills -- Mathematics Knowledge and Skills -- Natural Sciences Knowledge and Skills -- Social Sciences Knowledge and Skills -- Second Languages Knowledge and Skills -- Arts Knowledge and Skills -- University Work Samples.
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