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ERIC Number: EJ219805
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1980
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The Freshman Course: A Curricular Schema.
Sagaria, Mary Ann Danowitz
Alternative Higher Education: The Journal of Nontraditional Studies, v4 n3 p180-88 Spr 1980
Freshman courses designed to increase the integration of students into college environments and thus decrease attrition rates are described based on a review of current practices of 20 colleges and universities. Core components are informal contact with peers, faculty, and staff; a small group setting; and cognitive and affective learning. (JMF)
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), College Freshmen, College Students, Course Content, Course Descriptions, Curriculum Development, Dropout Prevention, Dropouts, Higher Education, School Holding Power, Student Attrition, Student College Relationship, Surveys
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive; Guides - Non-Classroom
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Audience: Practitioners
Language: English
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