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ERIC Number: EJ458048
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1993
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-1066-8926
Linking Freshmen to Increase Retention.
Licklider, Patricia
Community College Journal of Research and Practice, v17 n1 p59-73 Jan-Mar 1993
The Linkage Program at John Jay College of Criminal Justice links small groups of entering first-year students with similar academic skills in three courses whose instructors meet beforehand to coordinate assignments and class materials. Describes the evolution and outcomes of the Linkage Program, highlighting its effects on academic persistence. (DMM)
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, College Faculty, College Freshmen, College Students, Colleges, Higher Education, Homogeneous Grouping, Integrated Curriculum, Interdisciplinary Approach, Program Development, School Holding Power, Student Behavior
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Identifiers: John Jay College of Criminal Justice NY