Emerging Research and Practices on First-Year Students -- CONTENTS -- EDITOR'S NOTES -- Reference -- 1 Conceptual Considerations for First-Year Assessment -- Objectives and Outcomes -- Quantitative, Qualitative, and Mixed Methodologies -- National Surveys and Locally Developed Assessment Instruments -- Direct and Indirect Measures -- Conclusion -- References -- 2 High-Impact Practices and the First-Year Student -- Service Learning -- Using NSSE Data: Augustana College (IL) -- Learning Communities -- Using NSSE Data: Indiana University Purdue University-Indianapolis (IUPUI -- IN) -- Undergraduate Research -- Using NSSE Data: Clemson University (SC) -- Methods -- Sample -- Measures -- Analysis -- Results -- Conclusions -- References -- Appendix: Dependent Variables: Scales and Component Items -- Approaches to Deep Learning -- Higher Order Learning -- Integrative Learning -- Reflective Learning -- Self-Reported Gains -- Practical Gains -- Personal and Social Gains -- General Education Gains -- Student Satisfaction -- 3 Good Practices for Whom? A Vital Question for Understanding the First Year of College -- Methods -- Instruments and Data Collection -- Independent Variables -- Dependent Variables -- Analysis -- Findings -- Discussion -- References -- 4 Programs and Practices That Retain Students From the First to Second Year: Results From a National Study -- Introduction -- Research Background -- Research Objective -- Methodology -- Data Source and Sample -- Data Analyses -- Results and Discussion -- First-Year Curriculum -- Discussing Course Content With Other Students Outside of Class -- Other First-Year Experiences -- Conclusion and Implications -- Note -- References -- 5 The First-Year Experience in Community Colleges -- Introduction -- Characteristics of First-Year Experience Programs and the Extant Research -- Core Components of FYE Programs.

First-Year Seminars -- Learning Communities -- Orientation -- Early Alert Systems -- Academic Advising -- Student Engagement and Student Success -- National Initiatives -- Strategies for Integrating Research and Program Delivery and Using Data -- Meet Early and Periodically -- Specify Program Objectives -- Identify Data -- Assign Responsibility for Collecting and Storing Data -- Agree on Data Analyses -- Present Data and Information Clearly and Simply -- Collaborate, Collaborate, Collaborate -- Challenges of Delivering and Conducting Research -- Transient Student Populations -- Part-Time Enrollment -- Conclusion -- References -- INDEX -- EULA.