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Direct linkSmith, Kelli K. – New Directions for Student Services, 2012
Historical context informs the work of student affairs professionals and others in higher education in striking the right balance in helping prepare students for life after college, but significant new pressures face students, their mentors, and educational institutions today. This chapter discusses the contexts that shape the work of student…
Descriptors: Student Personnel Workers, Context Effect, Developmental Studies Programs, Transitional Programs
Download full textCrawford, Corinne; Jervis, Angela – Contemporary Issues in Education Research, 2011
Dr. Jill Biden, Vice President Joe Biden's wife, has been teaching in community colleges for the past 18 years. Dr. Biden believes that community colleges are "…uniquely American institutions where anyone who walks through the door is one step closer to realizing the American dream." This is an inspiring sentiment. However, of all the…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Academic Persistence, Graduation Rate, Demography
