College knowledge : what it really takes for students to succeed and what we can do to get them ready /
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Author / Creator: | Conley, David T., 1948- |
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Edition: | 1st ed. |
Imprint: | San Francisco, CA : Jossey-Bass, c2005. |
Description: | xxii, 350 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. |
Language: | English |
Series: | The Jossey-Bass education series Jossey-Bass education series. |
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Format: | Print Book |
URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/5637333 |
Table of Contents:
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- About the Author
- Part One. From the Current System and the High School of Today to an Aligned, Coherent Program
- One. Understanding the System
- Two. What High School Students Know About College Readiness
- Three. The Old and New Criteria for College Success
- Four. Current Strategies to Increase College Readiness
- Five. What Does a High School That Prepares Its Students for College Success Look Like?
- Six. Designing High Schools for Intellectual Coherence
- Part Two. The First-Year Experience and Beyond
- Seven. Experiencing Success in the First Year of College
- Eight. What Really Happens in the First Year of College
- Nine. What We Must Do to Create a System That Prepares Students for College Success
- Part Three. Knowledge and Skills for Success
- Ten. Standards for Success
- Leven. English Knowledge and Skills
- Twelve. Mathematics Knowledge and Skills
- Thirteen. Natural Sciences Knowledge and Skills
- Fourteen. Social Sciences Knowledge and Skills
- Fifteen. Second Languages Knowledge and Skills
- Sixteen. Arts Knowledge and Skills
- Seventeen. University Work Samples
- Appendix A. Checklist for College Readiness
- Bibliography
- Index