Student retention in college is often expected to be handled by advisers, staff, and
administrators. The university classroom—specifically, the pedagogies and practices that …

Providing chemistry graduate students with opportunities to learn about evidence-based
teaching and to practice teaching skills in a mentored environment is crucial to their …

Student retention is a critical issue for universities, and nearly half of the students who start
degree programs in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) do not …

Prior research points to a variety of factors that influence student persistence in science,
technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) degree programs. Little attention …

A number of recent national reports have called upon higher education to improve
instruction in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) as a means of …

What students do in college matters as much as anything else in terms of their educational
success. Educationally effective colleges and universities--those that add value to the …

Many constituencies of a college or university make contributions to student success and
failure. Higher education research has focused on many contributors to college or university …

Many faculty developers have difficulty involving engineering and science faculty in
instructional development. Engineering professors are particularly quick to discount the …

In many countries the state of 'mass higher education'has been reached. This occurs when
the majority of the population from the relevant age-group participate in higher education …

This paper presents a unique faculty development program called Gaining Retention and
Achievement for Students Program (GRASP) developed at New Mexico State University. A …