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From At-Risk to At-Promise: Academic Libraries Supporting Student Success

Autor Amy E. Vecchione, Cathlene E. McGraw
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 6 noi 2022 – vârsta până la 17 ani
Academic library workers will learn how to collaborate with staff in academic advising and student services to improve undergraduate student belonging, retention rates, and graduation rates for at-promise students.As the demographics of student populations change, many students require additional or different support to be successful in their college careers. Meanwhile, higher education is under pressure to reduce budgets and serve more students within certain areas of the university, including the library, academic advising, and other student services. Academic librarians and student success administrators can collaborate to create additional pathways for students who struggle to succeed.Authors Vecchione and McGraw provide a roadmap for library employees and student success administrators to initiate and develop discussions on college campuses to define and address these emergent student needs. Through a selection of case studies and historical context, readers will learn how to define what student success looks like and how to design custom services to address student barriers to that success. Library employees and student success professionals both serve students at the margins. These readers will acquire skills to enhance student success initiatives and strengthen collaborations with one another.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781440876356
ISBN-10: 1440876355
Pagini: 154
Dimensiuni: 156 x 235 mm
Greutate: 0.27 kg
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Colecția Libraries Unlimited
Locul publicării:New York, United States

Caracteristici

Understand the changing nature of higher education and how the system has perpetuated privileges, hegemonic knowledge, awareness, and skills

Notă biografică

Amy E. Vecchione is a professor and assistant director of research and innovation at eCampus Center, Boise State University.Cathlene E. McGraw is an academic advisor at the New Jersey Institute of Technology.

Recenzii

A great primer on a subject that every academic librarian should be familiar with. Will have broad appeal in the professional community, especially for new librarians.
Providing insight and clarity about the library's role in a process of continual improvement ... Readers involved in most facets of higher education-be that administration, instruction, or support-will find this book a useful guide.
Focusing on student success in higher education, seasoned academic library practitioners and thought leaders Vecchione and McGraw make a compelling case that switching "at risk" to "at promise" is more than just a semantic shift. They make an equally compelling and carefully documented case that academic library-initiated-or-led advocacy, partnerships, and effective collaborations have the potential to advance student success. A word change alone isn't going to help students; as the authors argue, this must be followed by intentional action. This book is a welcome contribution to changing the culture of how academic libraries and librarians think about and respond to students and their strengths.
Vecchione and McGraw deliver a book that is part toolkit, part roadmap, and filled with practical insights for reaching students where they are. It's a powerful mix of design thinking and experiential learning that can transform the library into interdisciplinary success hub and provide authentic opportunity. Buy this book. Read it. Set the stage for more student success!
From an insightful analysis of barriers to student success to beginning discussions on student success at your own library, this important book brings an essential perspective to a high-profile topic in higher education. The authors' unique attention to power dynamics and existing inequities, tried and true methods for advocacy and collaboration, and realities of academic institutions makes their ideas as timely as they are useful. This book is highly recommended for any academic library workers who are invested in the success of their students.