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Necessary Conditions for Student Retention -
“The Tinto 5”: (PDF)
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Dr. Tinto & Available Research

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City College Title V Program -
Engage. Educate. Empower 

 Faculty Learning Community          
Strategies for Classroom Success (SCS)

1.      Introduce faculty to Dr. Vincent Tinto’s five necessary conditions for student retention and success (The Tinto 5)

2.      “Capture” faculty strategies for classroom success, in the context of The Tinto 5, in a format (template) that is focused, concise and appealing, such that the strategies appear “doable” to others. 
(Note: All faculty are invited to participate and contribute 1 strategy to this effort)

3.      Disseminate SCS models online in an organized, interactive format that allows users flexibility for browsing according to topic areas and personal interests, including links to existing Tinto research and other online resources.
 

■        Promotion of community building and enhanced campus culture through the development of a “collective-knowledge” resource

■        Identification and celebration of existing faculty strategies for classroom success – across all disciplines, in the context of The Tinto 5

■        Increased campus awareness of Tinto research on student retention and success

■        Promotion of a multi-level, campus-wide dialogue on student retention and success

■        Sharing of successful classroom strategies within departments and across disciplines

■        Enhanced campus-wide appreciation and understanding of classroom “experience”

■        Foundation for additional faculty learning activities

■        Flexibility for on-going development and “capture” of faculty strategies, as needed

■        Support for Student Learning Outcomes initiative

 "Strategies for Classroom Success"   Web Site Created by Rafael Alvarez, Site last updated: 07/06/2007