The Undergraduate Experience : Focusing Institutions on What Matters Most.

Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Table of Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- About the authors -- Introduction -- Our Hopes for This Book -- Chapter 1: What Matters Most -- Core Themes -- We Already Have Most of What We Need -- Visions of the Possible -- Using This Book -- Chapter 2: Learning Matters -- Take Institutional Responsibility for Student Learning -- Create Opportunities for Learning in and out of the Classroom -- Recognize the Complexity of Meaningful Learning -- Help Students Integrate Learning Experiences -- Promote and Reward Learning for Everyone at the Institution -- Conclusion -- Questions for Reflection -- Chapter 3: Relationships Matter -- Make Relationships Central to Learning -- Create Pathways to Lead Students into Relationships with Peers, Faculty, and Staff -- Nurture Both Learning and Belonging Through Relationships -- Encourage Everyone on Campus to Cultivate Relationships -- Celebrate and Reward Relationship Building -- Conclusion -- Questions for Reflection -- Chapter 4: Expectations Matter -- Focus Expectations on What Matters Most to Student Learning and Success -- Communicate, and Reiterate, High Expectations -- Set Expectations Early -- Implement Policies and Practices Congruent with Espoused Expectations -- Help Individuals and Groups Develop the Capacity to Set and Meet Their Own Expectations -- Conclusion -- Questions for Reflection -- Chapter 5: Alignment Matters -- Make Alignment a Shared Goal -- Align Administrative Practices and Policies -- Align Academic Programs and Campus Practices -- Challenge Students to Align Their Learning -- Leverage the Benefits of Alignment -- Conclusion -- Questions for Reflection -- Chapter 6: Improvement Matters -- Recognize That Assessment Is Fundamental to Improvement -- Focus Assessment on Improving What Matters Most -- Commit to Using Evidence to Inform Changes.

Involve Everyone in the Process of Making Change -- Adapt Best Practices from Elsewhere -- Cultivate an Ethos of Positive Restlessness -- Model the Process of Improvement for Students and the Institution -- Conclusion -- Questions for Reflection -- Chapter 7: Leadership Matters -- Lead Through Collaborative Practices -- Articulate Clear, Aspirational Goals Linked to Institutional Mission and Values -- Cultivate a Culture That Keeps Students and Learning at the Center of Decision Making -- Foster Shared Responsibility and Leadership at All Levels of the Institution -- Make Strategic Choices and Take Informed Risks -- Focus on Dynamic, Improvement-Oriented Planning, Executing, and Communicating -- Conclusion -- Questions for Reflection -- Chapter 8: Acting on What Matters Most -- What Matters Most -- Focus on Institutional Culture -- Make Learning Central -- Take Action! Do Not Allow Constraints to Stymie Change -- An Optimistic Final Note -- References -- Appendix A: Core Themes and Action Principles -- Learning Matters: Action Principles (Chapter 2) -- Relationships Matter: Action Principles (Chapter 3) -- Expectations Matter: Action Principles (Chapter 4) -- Alignment Matters: Action Principles (Chapter 5) -- Improvement Matters: Action Principles (Chapter 6) -- Leadership Matters: Action Principles (Chapter 7) -- Appendix B: Questions for Reflection -- Learning Matters (Chapter 2) -- Relationships Matter (Chapter 3) -- Expectations Matter (Chapter 4) -- Alignment Matters (Chapter 5) -- Improvement Matters (Chapter 6) -- Leadership Matters (Chapter 7) -- Appendix C: Programs and Institutions Profiled in the Book -- Chapter 1: What Matters Most -- Chapter 2: Learning Matters -- Chapter 3: Relationships Matter -- Chapter 4: Expectations Matter -- Chapter 5: Alignment Matters -- Chapter 6: Improvement Matters -- Chapter 7: Leadership Matters.

Appendix D: Accessing this Book's Online Materials -- Index -- End User License Agreement.

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