South Carolina's Gardner: Self-Appointed Spokesman for the 'Largest Educational Minority'--Freshmen.

Greene, Elizabeth

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South Carolina's Gardner: Self-Appointed Spokesman for the 'Largest Educational Minority'--Freshmen.

Greene, Elizabeth

Chronicle of Higher Education, v34 n6 pA41-43 Oct 7 1987

At the University of South Carolina, John Gardner directs University 101, a three-credit course designed to teach freshmen some basic "college survival skills," such as study techniques, constructive ways to relate to peers and professors, and how to use career center. In the last few years, it has been copied by hundreds of colleges in U.S., Canada, and Britain. (MLW)

Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Administrators, College Administration, College Environment, College Freshmen, College Students, Higher Education, Program Descriptions, School Holding Power, School Orientation, Student Attrition, Student Experience, Student Needs

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