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1 Hemos diseñado esta página electrónica de enlaces de asociaciones y agencias, y libros relacionados sobre éxito estudiantil, como fuentes de información relevante utilizada por la Vicerrectoría de Desarrollo y Retención y puede ser útil para usted. CENTER FOR THE STUDY OF COLLEGE STUDENT RETENTION Retention Resources for Individual & Educational Institutions INTERNATIONAL MENTORING ASSOCIATION JOHN N. GARDNER INSTITUTE FOR EXCELLENCE IN UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION NATIONAL ACADEMIC ADVISING ASSOCIATION (NACADA) NATIONAL RESOURCE CENTER FOR THE FIRST YEAR EXPERIENCES AND STUDENTS IN TRANSITION NOEL- LEVITZ, Higher Education Consultants ASSOCIATION OF HIGHER EDUCATION PARENTS/FAMILY PROGRAM PROFESSIONALS THE CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION The College Board THE INTEGRATED POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION DATA SYSTEM ARTICULOS RELACIONADOS A EXITO ESTUDIANTIL: THE ASSESSMENT OF STUDENT RETENTION, PROGRAMS, Dr Vicent Tinto ASSESSMENT OF INNOVATIVE EFFORTS: LESSONS FROM THE LEARNING COMMUNITY MOVEMENT BY Jean MacGregor, Vicent, Tinto and Jerri Holland Lindblad

2 CLASSROOM AS COMMUNITIES: Exploring the educational character of student persistence, Dr. Vicent Tinto LEARNING COMMUNITIES AND THE RECONSTRUCTION OF REMEDIAL EDUCATION OF HIGHER EDUCATION, Dr. Vicent TAKING STUDENT RETENTION SERIOUSLY, Dr. Vicent Tinto REFERENCIAS DE LIBROS RELACIONADOS A EXITO ESTUDIANTIL: 1. Astin, A. W. (1993). What Matters in College? Four Critical Years Revisited: San Francisco: California 2. Barefoot, B. O. (Ed) (2008) The first year and Beyond: Rethinking the Challenge of Collegiate Transition. Jossey- Bass 3. Barefoot, B. O. & Gardner, J. N. (2005) Achieving and Sustaining Institutional Excellence for the first Year of College 4. Bok, D. ( s.f) Our underachieving colleges: a candid look at how much students learn and why they should be learning mor

3 5. Boynton, M. & Boynton, C. (2005) The educator s guide to Preventing and Solving Discipline Problems. Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, Alexandria, Virgina USA 6 Braxton, J. M. (s.f) Reworking the Student Departure Puzzle 7 Brown, D.; Brooks, L.; & Associates (1996) (3ra Ed.) Career Choice & Development Jossey-Bass Publications 8. Cope Grand, L. (2000) The Life Skill. John Wiley & Sons 9. Cuseo, J. B., Fecas, V. S. &Thompson, A. (2007). Thriving in College & Beyond. Research-Based Strategies for Academic Success & Personal Development. United States of America 10. Daloz, L. A. (1999) Mentor Guiding the journey of adult learners. Jossey- Bass Publications 11. Dunkel, N. W. & Schuh, J. H. (1998). Advising Student Groups and Organizations. San Francisco: California.

4 12. Evenbeck, S. E., Jackson, B., Smith, M., Ward, D., & Associates. (2010) Organizing for student success: The university college model. Columbia, SC: University of South Carolina, National Resources Center for The First-Year Experience and Students in Transition 13. Gardner, J. N; Barefoot, B. O. (2010) Step by step to college & Career success. Bedford/ St. Martin s 14. Gardner, J. N.; Jewler, A. J.; Barefoot, B. O. (2011) Your College Experience: Strategies for success. Bedford/ St. Martin s 15. Givans, J.; Miller, M. A.; Neste, S.C. (2010) Comprehensive advisor training and development: Practices that Deliver (2 ed.) NACADA 16. Goodsell, A.; Maher, M.; Tinto, V. (1992) Collaborative Learning: A Sourcebook for Higher Education. Syracuse University, National Center on Postsecundary Teaching, Learning and Assessment 17. Gordon. V. N., Habley, W. R., Grites, T. J. & Associates (2008). Academic Advising : A Comprehensive Handbook. (2 nd Ed), San Francisco: California 18. Hemwall, M. K. & Trachte, K. C. (Eds) (2003) Advising and Learning: Acdemic Advising from the perspective of small Colleges and Universities. NACADA

5 19. Henscheid, J. M. (ed.) (2004). Integrating the first-year experience. The role of learning communities in first-year seminars. Columbia, SC: University of South Carolina, National Resources Center for The First-Year Experience and Students in Transition. 20. Henscheid, J. M. & Keup J. R. (2011) Crafting and conducting research on student transitions. Columbia, SC: University of South Carolina, National Resources Center for The First- Year Experience and Students in Transition 21. Higbee, J.L.; Dwinell, P.L. (Eds.) (1998) Developmental Education: Preparing Successful College Students. University of South Carolina 22. Hunter, M. S., & Skipper, T. L. (eds.) (199) Solid foundations: Building success for first year seminars through instructor training and development (Monograph No. 29) Columbia, SC: University of South Carolina, National Resources Center for The First-Year Experience and Students in Transition. 23 LaBare, M. J. (2008) First-year Civic Engagement: Sound Foundations for College Citizenship and Democracy. National Resource Center for the First-year Experience and Students in Transition, University of South Carolina 24. Levine, J. H. (Ed) (1999) Learning communities: New structures, new partnerships for learning. Columbia, SC: University of South Carolina, National Resources Center for The First-Year Experience and Students in Transition.

6 . 25. Lundell, D. B.; Higbee, J. C.; Duranczyk, I. M. & Goff, E. (Eds.) (2006) Student Standpoints About Access Program in Higher Education. University of Minnesota. The Center of research on Developmental Education and Urban Literacy 26. Mcdonald, W. M. & Associates (2002) Creating Campus Community in search of Ernest Boyer s Legacy. Jossey-Bass 27. Middle State Commission on Higher Education (2003) Student Learning Assessment Options and Resources 28. Nepomneschi, M.; Abal de Hevia, I.; Donato, M. E. ; Finkelstein, C. ; Faranda, C. (2000) El asesor pedagógico en la universidad: de la teoría pedagógica a la practica en la formación. Paidos Educador 29. Nichols, J. O., Nichols, K. W. (2005) A road map for improvement of student learning and support services throught assessment. Agathon Press, New York 30. Pascarella, E. T. & Terensini P. T. (1991). HOW COLLEGE AFFECTS STUDENTS: Findings and Insights from Twenty Years of Research. San Francisco: California

7 31. Ruben, B. D. (2006) What Leaders Need to Know and Do. NACUBO 32. Schapiro, S. R. & Marinelli, D. A (2001) College Transition: A critical Thingking approach. Houghton Mifflin Company 33. Siegel, M. J. (2003) Primer on Assessment of the First College Year. Columbia, SC: University of South Carolina, National Resources Center for The First-Year Experience and Students in Transition 34. Skipper, T. L (2005) Student Development in the first college year: A primer for college educators. Columbia, SC: University of South Carolina, National Resources Center for The First-Year Experience and Students in Transition 35. Skipper, T. L., & Argo, R. (Eds.) (2003) Involvement in campus and the retention of first year college students. Columbia, SC: University of South Carolina, National Resources Center for The First- Year Experience and Students in Transition.

8 36. Leaving college: rethinking the causes and cures of student attrition - Vincent Tinto 2nd ed 37. Tobolowsky, B. F. & Associates (2008) National Survey of First-Year Seminars: Continuing Innovations in the Collegiate Curriculum. National Resource Center for the First-year Experience and Students in Transition, University of South Carolina 38. Troxel, W. G., & Cutright, M. (eds.) (2008). Exploring the evidence: Initiative in the first college year. Columbia, SC: University of South Carolina, National Resources Center for The First-Year Experience and Students in Transition 39. Upcraft, M.L.; Mullendore, R.H.; Barefoot, B.O.; Fidler,D. S. (Eds.) (1993) Designing Successful transitions: A guide for Orienting Students to College. ) Columbia, SC: University of South Carolina, National Resources Center for The First-Year Experience and Students in Transition. 40. Upcraft, M.L.; Kramer G. L. (1995) First-year Academic Advising: Patterns in the present pathways to the future.. Columbia, SC: University of South Carolina, National Resources Center for The First-Year Experience and Students in Transition.

9 41. Upcraft, M. L. & Gardner, J. N. and Associates. The Freshman Year Experience 42. Upcraft, N. L., & Gardner, J. N. & Barefoot B. O. (2205). Challenging & Supporting: The First-Year Student- A Handbook for Improving the First Year of College. San Francisco: California. 43. Whitt, E. J. (1999) Student Learning as Student Affairs Work: Responding to our imperative. Library of Congress 44. Wilks, J.(2007) Your Expanding Intelligence. Southern Utah University, Fountain Press 45. Zachary, L. J. (2000). The Mentor s Guide: Facilitating Effective Learning Relationships 46. Zlotkowski, E. (ed) (2002), Service-Learning and the First-Year Experience: Preparing Students for Personal Success and Civic Responsibility. Columbia, SC: University of South Carolina, National Resources Center for The First-Year Experience and Students in Transition.

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