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Boost student success by reversing your perspective on college readiness
The national conversation asking Are students college-ready? concentrates on numerous factors that are beyond higher education's control.

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ARE STUDENTS COLLEGE-READY?
This question has fueled the ongoing national conversation that puts the focus on the myriad factors that are beyond higher education's control. Becoming a Student-Ready College challenges the conventional wisdom that states that students aren't ready for college and offers a new perspective on creating institutional value and facilitating success for all students.
The book encourages colleges and universities to take the initiative and prepare for the students who are entering their institutions. The authors offer an insightful discussion and outline practical strategies for achieving student success. The ideas presented for redesigning practices and policies provide more than food for thought they offer a real-world framework for actual institutional change.
Becoming a Student-Ready College explores new ways to advance student learning and shows what it takes to develop and value student assets and social capital. This important resource contains down-to-earth strategies and approaches for creating a new student-focused culture at all levels of the academy.
If our institutions are to become truly student-ready, educators must make difficult decisions, face the pressures of accountability, and question their preconceived notions about student success.