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Since its launch in 1999, the Gardner Institute (formerly Policy Center on the First Year of College) has produced publications relevant to the first year of college and has engaged in a number of research projects.
PUBLICATIONS
The following publications were developed by staff members of the Policy Center on the First Year of College from 2002 to the present, with support, respectively, from The Pew Charitable Trusts, The Atlantic Philanthropies, and Lumina Foundation for Education.
| In Print |
| J. Alexander & J. Gardner. (2009 May/June). Beyond retention: A comprehensive approach to the first college year. About Campus |
| B. Barefoot, J. Gardner, M. Cutright, L. Morris, C. Schroeder, M. Siegel, S. Schwartz, & R. Swing (2005). Achieving and Sustaining Institutional Excellence for the First Year of College. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass. Click here to order this book from the publisher at a 15% discount. To receive the discount, enter the code aff15 upon checkout. |
| M. Cutright, (Ed.). (2003). Annotated Bibliography on Assessment of the First College Year. Brevard, NC: Policy Center on the First Year of College. This volume is available from The National Resource Center for The First-Year Experience & Students in Transition. |
| J. Gardner, B. Barefoot, and R. Swing. (2002). Guidelines for Evaluating The First Year Experience at Two-Year Colleges (2nd edition). Columbia, SC: National Resource Center for The First Year Experience & Students in Transition/Policy Center on the First Year of College. This volume is available from The National Resource Center for The First-Year Experience & Students in Transition |
| J. Gardner, B. Barefoot, and R. Swing. (2002). Guidelines for Evaluating The First Year Experience at Four-Year Colleges (2nd edition). Columbia, SC: National Resource Center for The First Year Experience & Students in Transition/Policy Center on the First Year of College. This volume is available from The National Resource Center for The First-Year Experience & Students in Transition |
| K. Paulson. (2003). A Data Audit and Analysis Toolkit to Support Assessment of the First College Year. Brevard, NC: Policy Center on the First Year of College/National Center for Higher Education Management Systems. This toolkit is available from The National Resource Center for The First-Year Experience & Students in Transition. |
| R. Swing, (2001 & 2003). Proving and Improving: Strategies for Assessing the First College Year, Vols. 1 and 2. Columbia, SC: National Resource Center for The First-Year Experience and Students in Transition. These monographs are available from The National Resource Center for The First-Year Experience & Students in Transition. |
| M. L. Upcraft, J. Gardner, & B. Barefoot (2005). Challenging and Supporting the First-Year Student : A Handbook for Improving the First Year of College; San Francisco: Jossey-Bass. Click here to order this book from the publisher at a 15% discount. To receive the discount, enter the code aff15 upon checkout. |
| Policy Center on the First Year of College. Foundational Dimensions® for Four-Year Colleges and Universities. |
| Policy Center on the First Year of College. Foundational Dimensions® for Two-Year Colleges |
| Policy Center on the First Year of College. Foundational Dimension® – Transfer Focus |
| Out of Print |
| Cutright, M. (Ed.). (2002). Strengthening First-Year Student Learning at Doctoral/Research-Extensive Universities: Examples of Current Practice. Brevard, NC: Policy Center on the First Year of College. |
| Siegel, M. J. (2003). Primer on Assessment of the First College Year. Brevard, NC: Policy Center on the First Year of College. |
RESEARCH
From 1999 – 2005, the Policy Center engaged in the following research initiatives to help build a body of knowledge about first-year students and institutional practices in the first year.
Your First College Year (YFCY). A survey developed in collaboration with the Higher Education Research Institute at UCLA to serve as an end-of-year assessment of new student experiences and perceptions. This survey is now available through the Higher Education Research Institute.
First-Year Initiative (FYI). Working with Educational Benchmarking, Inc., the Policy Center developed the FYI benchmarking survey to evaluate and compare student perceptions and learning in first-year seminars. This survey is now available through Educational Benchmarking, Inc.
Institutions of Excellence . The Policy Center undertook this study of institutional excellence in the first year in 2002. Study results are available in the 2005 Jossey-Bass book, Achieving and Sustaining Institutional Excellence for The First Year of College
National Surveys of First-Year Practices . In 2000 and 2002, the Policy Center conducted national surveys of first-year practices.
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