Decision making for student success : behavioral insights to improve college access and persistence
- Responsibility
- edited by Benjamin L. Castleman, Saul Schwartz, and Sandy Baum.
- Publication
- New York, NY : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2015.
- Copyright notice
- ©2015
- Physical description
- xii, 179 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
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| Call number | Note | Status |
|---|---|---|
| LC2343 .D33 2015 |
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Creators/Contributors
- Contributor
- Castleman, Benjamin L., editor.
- Schwartz, Saul, 1951- editor.
- Baum, Sandy (Sandra R.) editor.
Contents/Summary
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
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- Preface Sandy Baum, Benjamin L. Castleman, and Saul Schwartz
- Chapter 1 Behavioral Economics and Postsecondary Access: A Primer Benjamin L. Castleman, Sandy Baum, and Saul Schwartz
- Chapter 2 Motivation, Behavior, and Performance in the Workplace: Insights for Student Success in Higher Education Charles Kurose
- Chapter 3 Student Aid, Student Behavior, and Educational Attainment Sandy Baum and Saul Schwartz
- Chapter 4 How Can Financial Incentives Improve the Success of Disadvantaged College Students? Insights from the Social Sciences Nicole M. Stephens and Sarah S. M. Townsend
- Chapter 5 Prompts, Personalization, And Pay-Offs: Strategies To Improve The Design And Delivery Of College And Financial Aid Information Benjamin L. Castleman
- Chapter 6 The Shapeless River: Does a Lack of Structure Inhibit Students' Progress at Community Colleges? Judith Scott-Clayton
- Chapter 7 Prepare for class, attend, and participate! Incentives and student success in college Robert M. Shireman and Joshua A. Price
- Chapter 8 Behavioral Nudges for College Success: Research, Impact, and Possibilities Jill Frankfort, Ross E. O'Hara, and Kenneth Salim Glossary.
- (source: Nielsen Book Data)
- Publisher's summary
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Each year, many students with affordable college options and the academic skills needed to succeed do not enroll at all, enroll at institutions where they are not well-positioned for success, or drop out of college before earning a credential. Efforts to address these challenges have included changes in financial aid policy, increased availability of information, and enhanced academic support. This volume argues that the efficacy of these strategies can be improved by taking account of contemporary research on how students make choices. In Decision Making for Student Success, scholars from the fields of behavioral economics, education, and public policy explore contemporary research on decision-making and highlight behavioral insights that can improve postsecondary access and success. This exciting volume will provide scholars, researchers, and higher education administrators with valuable perspectives and low-cost strategies that they can employ to improve outcomes for underserved populations.
(source: Nielsen Book Data)
Subjects
- Subjects
- Counseling in higher education > United States.
- Academic achievement > Economic aspects > United States.
- Low-income college students > Services for > United States.
- College student development programs > United States.
- Student financial aid administration > United States.
- Education, Higher > Aims and objectives > United States.
Bibliographic information
- Publication date
- 2015
- Copyright date
- 2015
- ISBN
- 9781138784970 hardcover
- 1138784974 hardcover
- 9781138784987 paperback
- 1138784982 paperback
- 9781315767932 electronic book
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