ABOUT THE AUTHORS.

PART ONE: Student Success in College: Why It Matters and What Institutions Can Do About It.

CHAPTER 1: Why Focus on Student Success?

Student Engagement: A Key to Student Success.

Project DEEP: A Window into Effective Educational Practice.

Putting DEEP to Work.

Are You Ready for ISES?

CHAPTER 2: Guiding Principles for Using the Inventory for Student Engagement and Success.

Context Is Everything.

The Whole Is Greater than the Sum of the Parts.

Evidence Is Essential: The More, the Better.

Test Prevailing Assumptions.

Cast a Wide Net.

Use Outsiders to Ask Hard Questions.

Focus on What Matters to Student Success.

Stay the Course.

PART TWO: Inventory for Student Engagement and Success.

CHAPTER 3: Using ISES to Assess the Properties and Conditions Common to Educationally Effective Colleges.

A “Living” Mission and “Lived” Educational Philosophy.

Unshakeable Focus on Student Learning.

Environments Adapted for Educational Enrichment.

Clear Pathways to Student Success.

Improvement-Oriented Ethos.

Shared Responsibility for Educational Quality and Student Success.

“Ultimately, It’s About the Culture”.

CHAPTER 4: Using ISES to Assess Effective Educational Practices.

Academic Challenge.

Active and Collaborative Learning.

Student-Faculty Interaction.

Enriching Educational Experiences.

Supportive Campus Environment.

CHAPTER 5: Using ISES for Institutional Improvement.

Logistical Issues.

Applications of ISES.

A Last Word.

REFERENCES.

APPENDIX A: ISES: Suggested Interview Protocols.

APPENDIX B: DEEP Site Visit Report Timeline.

INDEX.