The"First-Year Experience"in American Universities:Functional Positioning,Implementation Paths and Operation Guarantee
The"first-year experience"is an important measure taken by American uni-versities to cope with the new problems of the articulation between high school and universi-ty education and to improve the quality of undergraduate education in the stage of populariza-tion of higher education.The"first-year experience"in American universities mainly helps freshmen adapt to the change of learning and life style and achieve sustainable development by setting up freshman seminars,establishing learning communities,implementing peer leader programs,and providing freshmen orientation and academic advising.The effective operation of"first-year experience"in American universities depends on the collaboration be-tween multiple departments on campus.Its relevant initiatives have important reference val-ue for improving the quality of freshman education in China.
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