Описание: We all know that higher education has changed dramatically over the past two decades. Historically a time of exploration and self-discovery, the college years have been narrowed toward an increasingly singular goal--career training--and college students these days forgo the big questions about who they are and how they can change the world and instead focus single-mindedly on their economic survival. In The Purposeful Graduate, Tim Clydesdale elucidates just what a tremendous loss this is, for our youth, our universities, and our future as a society. At the same time, he shows that it doesn't have to be this way: higher education can retain its higher cultural role, and students with a true sense of purpose--of personal, cultural, and intellectual value that cannot be measured by a wage--can be streaming out of every one of its institutions.
The key, he argues, is simple: direct, systematic, and creative programs that engage undergraduates on the question of purpose. Backing up his argument with rich data from a Lilly Endowment grant that funded such programs on eighty-eight different campuses, he shows that thoughtful engagement of the notion of vocational calling by students, faculty, and staff can bring rich rewards for all those involved: greater intellectual development, more robust community involvement, and a more proactive approach to lifelong goals. Nearly every institution he examines--from internationally acclaimed research universities to small liberal arts colleges--is a success story, each designing and implementing its own program, that provides students with deep resources that help them to launch flourishing lives.
Flying in the face of the pessimistic forecast of higher education's emaciated future, Clydesdale offers a profoundly rich alternative, one that can be achieved if we simply muster the courage to talk with students about who they are and what they are meant to do.
Описание: This book will help international students navigate the academic, professional, and social issues they will encounter while attending graduate school in the United States. This book is an invaluable tool for international graduate students and for their instructors and mentors.
Описание: A Guide to Graduate School Success for Criminal Justice, Public Safety, and Administration of Justice Students helps criminal justice undergraduates think through the myriad decisions related to pursuing a graduate or related degree. The book begins by encouraging readers to assess their career goals to determine if graduate school is the logical next step, then provides practical advice for selecting a school and a program. It emphasizes the behaviors and attitudes imperative for success and suggests students treat every interaction like an interview or training opportunity. The text includes practical advice for developing key skill sets, including effective information retention, quality notetaking, communicating well through the written word, and more. The book closes by addressing how the choices a student makes in their personal or professional life during graduate school and beyond can influence their chosen career path, either positively or negatively. A Guide to Graduate School Success for Criminal Justice, Public Safety, and Administration of Justice Students is an ideal resource for any undergraduate student interested in pursuing a graduate or related degree.
Описание: This book examines how former, current and prospective Korean graduate students navigate American universities, especially with regard to the student-advisor relationship.
Автор: Carrie Forbes; Peggy Keeran Название: Academic library services for graduate students : ISBN: 1440869537 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781440869532 Издательство: Marston Book Services Рейтинг: Цена: 14652.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
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As more and more students attend graduate programs, many higher education institutions have established professional development programs to help graduate students learn the wide range of skills needed to be successful as both students and as future professionals or academics. To presuppose that graduate students are proficient library users is a mistake. Graduate students need and want help, and many libraries are now offering specialized services for this diverse population.
Contributors to this edited volume provide case studies and practical advice on academic library services for graduate students that support their multiple roles on campus and address the complex social and emotional issues related to their other roles as parents, working adults, caretakers, and more. As academic libraries shift from functioning primarily as collections repositories to collaborating as key players in discovery and knowledge creation, value-added services for graduate students are even more central to libraries' changing missions. This book makes an important contribution to the ongoing professional conversation and is a useful tool for librarians who want to better support graduate students at their institutions.
Описание: House Sharing and Young Adults offers unique insight into the dynamics of successful house sharing among young adults and questions some of the myths fostered by the negative stereotyping of housemates. Illustrated with research from interviews with young adults, it explores co-residence, interpersonal relationships and young people’s development.? Beginning with an overview of the concept and history of house sharing among young adults, Clark and Tuffin’s volume also examines the reasons for the lack of research into the area up until recently. It explores key questions, including how young adults choose housemates, what makes a desirable housemate, avoiding complications, the psychological advantages of house sharing, how conflict arises, and the impact of house sharing on adult development. The authors challenge the stigma of shared domesticity, demonstrating the potential of house sharing to enhance well-being through companionship while acknowledging the potential pitfalls caused by tension in intimate settings.? House Sharing and Young Adults will be essential reading for both undergraduate and postgraduate students of social psychology, developmental psychology, sociology and anthropology, as well as those interested in group dynamics, housing demographics and discrimination.
Автор: Mary Renck Jalongo; Crystal Machado Название: Making Effective Presentations at Professional Conferences ISBN: 3319231731 ISBN-13(EAN): 9783319231730 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 6986.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: This work prepares teachers, college students, and higher education faculty to conduct various types of presentations, including workshops and teacher inservice trainings; Making effective presentations to fellow professionals at conferences is an important contribution for educators at all levels, from basic through higher education.
Описание: This practical guide prepares graduate students of color for their first job in academia.
Автор: Seidman, Alan Название: Crossing the finish line how tcb ISBN: 1475838905 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781475838909 Издательство: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers Рейтинг: Цена: 11194.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Implementation of a college student retention formula and success model that will enable students to meet their academic and personal goals in five easy steps.
Название: On the borders of the academy ISBN: 0977784789 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780977784783 Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan) Рейтинг: Цена: 3326.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: One of the significant achievements in US higher education during the latter half of the twentieth century was the increasing access enjoyed by historically marginalized populations. With this achievement, however, has come a growing population of first generation students. This book offers insight into the challenges of first-generation status.
Автор: Seidman, Alan Название: Crossing the finish line how tpb ISBN: 1475838913 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781475838916 Издательство: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers Рейтинг: Цена: 5280.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Implementation of a college student retention formula and success model that will enable students to meet their academic and personal goals in five easy steps.
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