The First-Generation College Experience
Autor Amy Baldwinen Limba Engleză Paperback – 31 ian 2011
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780137071234
ISBN-10: 013707123X
Pagini: 320
Dimensiuni: 213 x 272 x 13 mm
Greutate: 0.58 kg
Ediția:New.
Editura: Pearson
Locul publicării:Upper Saddle River, United States
ISBN-10: 013707123X
Pagini: 320
Dimensiuni: 213 x 272 x 13 mm
Greutate: 0.58 kg
Ediția:New.
Editura: Pearson
Locul publicării:Upper Saddle River, United States
Descriere
The First Generation Experience is the only college success book written specifically to serve first generation students. It is for students who need a little extra attention and support to have a firm footing in the academic world.
It is about helping those students who have felt disenfranchised, disengaged, and disappointed by the educational system to empower themselves with the knowledge and the skills necessary to imagine and realize and new future. It is also a book about change, specifically transformation. The word itself has multiple meanings in different academic disciplines, but the idea of transformation most closely applies to the intentional process by which we help students change as individuals, as scholars, and as citizens of their communities.
It is about helping those students who have felt disenfranchised, disengaged, and disappointed by the educational system to empower themselves with the knowledge and the skills necessary to imagine and realize and new future. It is also a book about change, specifically transformation. The word itself has multiple meanings in different academic disciplines, but the idea of transformation most closely applies to the intentional process by which we help students change as individuals, as scholars, and as citizens of their communities.
Cuprins
Preface
Introduction to Faculty
Introduction to Students
Finances First
Part I: Moving In
Chapter 1: You First
Chapter 2: You in College
Chapter 3: Diversity and Relationships
Chapter 4: Managing Your Time and Energy
Chapter 5: Handling Stress and Making Healthy Choices
Part II: Moving Through
Chapter 6: Learning, Thinking, and Memory
Chapter 8: Listening and Note-taking
Chapter 9: Writing, Researching and Presenting
Chapter 10: Studying and Taking Tests
Part III: Moving On
Chapter 11: Planning for Next Semester
Chapter 12: Planning for a Career and a Life
Appendix A: Glossary of Terms
Appendix B: VARK Inventory
Index
Introduction to Faculty
Introduction to Students
Finances First
Part I: Moving In
Chapter 1: You First
Chapter 2: You in College
Chapter 3: Diversity and Relationships
Chapter 4: Managing Your Time and Energy
Chapter 5: Handling Stress and Making Healthy Choices
Part II: Moving Through
Chapter 6: Learning, Thinking, and Memory
Chapter 8: Listening and Note-taking
Chapter 9: Writing, Researching and Presenting
Chapter 10: Studying and Taking Tests
Part III: Moving On
Chapter 11: Planning for Next Semester
Chapter 12: Planning for a Career and a Life
Appendix A: Glossary of Terms
Appendix B: VARK Inventory
Index
Recenzii
COMING SOON!
"I think the tone and writing style is perfect. It is easy to read and understand without being condescending. The tone appears to be sensitive to first generation students. The use of the student stories are very helpful, as they put the information in a hypothetical situation and can better help the reader understand how the concepts would be applicable to real life situations." -Jennifer Guerriero, Nova Southeastern University "I love the Student Success Stories and how that makes the college experience seem more "do-able" and possible to students who are probably feeling overwhelmed by their first semester in college." -Maureen Cuevas, West Texas A&M University
"I think the tone and writing style is perfect. It is easy to read and understand without being condescending. The tone appears to be sensitive to first generation students. The use of the student stories are very helpful, as they put the information in a hypothetical situation and can better help the reader understand how the concepts would be applicable to real life situations." -Jennifer Guerriero, Nova Southeastern University "I love the Student Success Stories and how that makes the college experience seem more "do-able" and possible to students who are probably feeling overwhelmed by their first semester in college." -Maureen Cuevas, West Texas A&M University
Notă biografică
Amy Baldwin has been teaching college success, writing, and literature at Pulaski Technical College in North Little Rock, Arkansas since 1996. Among the many hats community college faculty like Amy wear, she has also served as the professional development coordinator and co-director of the Achieving the Dream initiative. She has taught on-campus and online classes since 1999 and has presented nearly 100 workshops across the U.S. on the topics of numerous topics including student success, research writing, academic integrity, and online teaching. She has also written for The Teaching Professor, Community College Week,and Student Health 101. Both her texts, The Community College Experience Brief 3rd edition and The Community College Experience PLUS 2nd edition, are published by Pearson. Amy received her B.A. in English Literature from Rhodes College and her M.A. in English Literature from Washington University. She is currently working on her doctorate in higher education, with a focus on student retention. Amy lives with her husband and two children in Little Rock, Arkansas.
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The First Generation Experience is the only college success book written specifically to serve first generation students. It is for students who need a little extra attention and support to have a firm footing in the academic world. It is about helping those students who have felt disenfranchised, disengaged, and disappointed by the educational system to empower themselves with the knowledge and the skills necessary to imagine and realize and new future. It is also a book about change, specifically transformation. The word itself has multiple meanings in different academic disciplines, but the idea of transformation most closely applies to the intentional process by which we help students change as individuals, as scholars, and as citizens of their communities.
Unique features:
· Student Stories: integrates four characters on their journey as first-time-in-college students.
· Reflection, Critical Thinking, and Collaboration Exercises: opportunities to stop, think, and synthesize the information read.
· PLUS Exercise: asks students to reflect on the story at the beginning of the chapter and to give advice for making good choices.
· It’s in the Syllabus: reminds students to review the “contract” between their instructors and themselves.
· Your Terms of Success: common words they will encounter as well as their meanings.
· Think About It: famous quote that can help students consider another way to view the chapter’s topic.
· Integrity Matters: integrity plays a role in a student’s academic life; reflect on integrity issues.
· It's All Relative: students’ families have an enormous effect on their academic success, and there are ways to incorporate them.
· Tech Tips: information on immediate technological support their colleges offer as well as current technology.
· From College to University with University Portfolio: transfer to a four-year university, apply concepts, and plan for the move.
· From College to Career with Career Portfolio: move into the world of work after college, apply concepts, and plan for career.
· Stories of Success: diverse success stories from graduates; allows them to imagine themselves as individuals after college.
· Chapter Review Questions, Path of Discovery Journal Entry, Case Scenarios, and Research It Further Ideas: allow students to think about concepts in depth, practice what they have learned, and apply their knowledge to new situations.
For more information about the book including its’ support package, go to www.pearsonhighered.com/studentsuccess
MyStudentSuccessLab
Succeed in college and beyond!
Connect, practice, and personalize with MyStudentSuccessLab.
www.mystudentsuccesslab.com
Students connect, practice, and personalize skills through a
self-guided online solution with MyStudentSuccessLab.
Features peer-led videos, interactive exercises and projects, journaling and goal setting activities.
Provides academic, life, and career skills that will transfer to ANY course.
Connect with real students • Practice skill development • Personalize what is learned
To learn more about MyStudentSuccessLab, visit www.mystudentsuccesslab.com
Unique features:
· Student Stories: integrates four characters on their journey as first-time-in-college students.
· Reflection, Critical Thinking, and Collaboration Exercises: opportunities to stop, think, and synthesize the information read.
· PLUS Exercise: asks students to reflect on the story at the beginning of the chapter and to give advice for making good choices.
· It’s in the Syllabus: reminds students to review the “contract” between their instructors and themselves.
· Your Terms of Success: common words they will encounter as well as their meanings.
· Think About It: famous quote that can help students consider another way to view the chapter’s topic.
· Integrity Matters: integrity plays a role in a student’s academic life; reflect on integrity issues.
· It's All Relative: students’ families have an enormous effect on their academic success, and there are ways to incorporate them.
· Tech Tips: information on immediate technological support their colleges offer as well as current technology.
· From College to University with University Portfolio: transfer to a four-year university, apply concepts, and plan for the move.
· From College to Career with Career Portfolio: move into the world of work after college, apply concepts, and plan for career.
· Stories of Success: diverse success stories from graduates; allows them to imagine themselves as individuals after college.
· Chapter Review Questions, Path of Discovery Journal Entry, Case Scenarios, and Research It Further Ideas: allow students to think about concepts in depth, practice what they have learned, and apply their knowledge to new situations.
For more information about the book including its’ support package, go to www.pearsonhighered.com/studentsuccess
MyStudentSuccessLab
Succeed in college and beyond!
Connect, practice, and personalize with MyStudentSuccessLab.
www.mystudentsuccesslab.com
Students connect, practice, and personalize skills through a
self-guided online solution with MyStudentSuccessLab.
Features peer-led videos, interactive exercises and projects, journaling and goal setting activities.
Provides academic, life, and career skills that will transfer to ANY course.
Connect with real students • Practice skill development • Personalize what is learned
To learn more about MyStudentSuccessLab, visit www.mystudentsuccesslab.com
Caracteristici
· Student Stories: This feature runs throughout the book and presents four characters on their journey as first-time-in-college students. Each student represents the type of student that will benefit from this book.
· Reflection, Critical Thinking, and Collaboration Exercises: These exercises, which appear after each section within the chapters, provide students with opportunities to stop, think, and synthesize the information they have read.
· PLUS Exercise: This final in-chapter exercise asks students to reflect on the student story at the beginning of the chapter and to give advice for making good choices.
· It’s in the Syllabus: This feature reminds students to review one of the most important documents in college–the “contract” between their instructors and themselves.
· Your Terms of Success: Since many first-generation students are unfamiliar with the terms that are unique to the college setting, this feature provides a handy overview of common words they will encounter as well as their meanings.
· Think About It: This feature provides a famous quote that can help students consider another way to view the chapter’s topic.
· Integrity Matters: Moving beyond just thinking about integrity plays a role in a student’s academic life, this feature also provides an opportunity to reflect on integrity issues.
· It's All Relative: This feature acknowledges the enormous influence our students’ families have on their academic success and helps students create ways to incorporate their support into their academic plan.
· Tech Tips: This feature provides information about the immediate technological support their colleges offer as well as current technology that can assist students in their educational goals. The end-of-chapter features allow students the opportunity to review, reflect, and research the chapters’ topics further.
· From College to University with University Portfolio: This feature provides a connection for students who choose to transfer to a four-year university as well as an opportunity to apply the concepts and plan for the move.
· From College to Career with Career Portfolio: This feature provides a connection for students who choose to move into the world of work right after college. It also provides an opportunity for students to apply the concepts and plan for their career.
· First Voices: Stories of Success: This feature provides diverse success stories from graduates and allows students to imagine themselves as empowered individuals after college.
· Chapter Review Questions, Path of Discovery Journal Entry, Case Scenarios, and Research It Further Ideas: These features together allow students to think about concepts in depth, practice what they have learned, and apply their knowledge to new situations.
TECHNOLOGY, CUSTOM, AND SUPPORT OPTIONS
MyStudentSuccessLab (www.mystudentsuccesslab.com) is an online solution designed to help students acquire the basic skills they need to succeed in college and beyond. It is organized to support these goals:
1. Connect - Promote higher engagement & retention through real student video interviews on key issues
2. Practice - Facilitate skill-building with three exercises per topic that provide interactive experience and practice.
3. Personalize - Students apply what is learned and create personally relevant projects; Instructors assess skill mastery.
Assessments - Includes Career Assessment tool, Learning Styles, and Personality Styles.
Resources - Plagiarism Guide, Dictionary, Calculators, and Journal.
PearsonChoices - CourseSmart and Custom Publishing. We realize that having choices for how you deliver your course content is very important. With this text, we offer these alternatives.
· CourseSmart Textbooks Online is an exciting new choice for students looking to save money. As an alternative to purchasing the print textbook, students can subscribe to the same content online and save up to 50% off the suggested list price of the print text. With a CourseSmart e-textbook, students can search the text, make notes online, print out reading assignments that incorporate lecture notes, and bookmark important passages for later review. For more information, or to subscribe, visit www.coursesmart.com.
· Pearson Custom Publishing allows professors to create their own professionally produced customized textbooks and media products to best complement their course. We offer high-quality content, professional design, quick production, and reliable on-time delivery. The result is a valuable textbook that students will use, cover to cover that is tailored to meet exactly the needs of the professor, students, and course. Please contact your local sales professional or visit www.pearsoncustom.com.
Instructor Support - An array of teaching materials to feel confident and prepared for class - and save time!
· Teaching—Resources such as Instructor's Manual, Test Bank, PowerPoint, Sample Syllabi, and more www.pearsonhighered.com/irc.
· Training—Options to meet every need, including Online Webinars, First Day of Class sessions, MyStudentSuccessLab Webexs, etc.
· Tools-SSCD4Success portal is a one-stop shop for training, support, and resources www.pearsonhighered.com/sscd4success.
· Reflection, Critical Thinking, and Collaboration Exercises: These exercises, which appear after each section within the chapters, provide students with opportunities to stop, think, and synthesize the information they have read.
· PLUS Exercise: This final in-chapter exercise asks students to reflect on the student story at the beginning of the chapter and to give advice for making good choices.
· It’s in the Syllabus: This feature reminds students to review one of the most important documents in college–the “contract” between their instructors and themselves.
· Your Terms of Success: Since many first-generation students are unfamiliar with the terms that are unique to the college setting, this feature provides a handy overview of common words they will encounter as well as their meanings.
· Think About It: This feature provides a famous quote that can help students consider another way to view the chapter’s topic.
· Integrity Matters: Moving beyond just thinking about integrity plays a role in a student’s academic life, this feature also provides an opportunity to reflect on integrity issues.
· It's All Relative: This feature acknowledges the enormous influence our students’ families have on their academic success and helps students create ways to incorporate their support into their academic plan.
· Tech Tips: This feature provides information about the immediate technological support their colleges offer as well as current technology that can assist students in their educational goals. The end-of-chapter features allow students the opportunity to review, reflect, and research the chapters’ topics further.
· From College to University with University Portfolio: This feature provides a connection for students who choose to transfer to a four-year university as well as an opportunity to apply the concepts and plan for the move.
· From College to Career with Career Portfolio: This feature provides a connection for students who choose to move into the world of work right after college. It also provides an opportunity for students to apply the concepts and plan for their career.
· First Voices: Stories of Success: This feature provides diverse success stories from graduates and allows students to imagine themselves as empowered individuals after college.
· Chapter Review Questions, Path of Discovery Journal Entry, Case Scenarios, and Research It Further Ideas: These features together allow students to think about concepts in depth, practice what they have learned, and apply their knowledge to new situations.
TECHNOLOGY, CUSTOM, AND SUPPORT OPTIONS
MyStudentSuccessLab (www.mystudentsuccesslab.com) is an online solution designed to help students acquire the basic skills they need to succeed in college and beyond. It is organized to support these goals:
1. Connect - Promote higher engagement & retention through real student video interviews on key issues
2. Practice - Facilitate skill-building with three exercises per topic that provide interactive experience and practice.
3. Personalize - Students apply what is learned and create personally relevant projects; Instructors assess skill mastery.
Assessments - Includes Career Assessment tool, Learning Styles, and Personality Styles.
Resources - Plagiarism Guide, Dictionary, Calculators, and Journal.
PearsonChoices - CourseSmart and Custom Publishing. We realize that having choices for how you deliver your course content is very important. With this text, we offer these alternatives.
· CourseSmart Textbooks Online is an exciting new choice for students looking to save money. As an alternative to purchasing the print textbook, students can subscribe to the same content online and save up to 50% off the suggested list price of the print text. With a CourseSmart e-textbook, students can search the text, make notes online, print out reading assignments that incorporate lecture notes, and bookmark important passages for later review. For more information, or to subscribe, visit www.coursesmart.com.
· Pearson Custom Publishing allows professors to create their own professionally produced customized textbooks and media products to best complement their course. We offer high-quality content, professional design, quick production, and reliable on-time delivery. The result is a valuable textbook that students will use, cover to cover that is tailored to meet exactly the needs of the professor, students, and course. Please contact your local sales professional or visit www.pearsoncustom.com.
Instructor Support - An array of teaching materials to feel confident and prepared for class - and save time!
· Teaching—Resources such as Instructor's Manual, Test Bank, PowerPoint, Sample Syllabi, and more www.pearsonhighered.com/irc.
· Training—Options to meet every need, including Online Webinars, First Day of Class sessions, MyStudentSuccessLab Webexs, etc.
· Tools-SSCD4Success portal is a one-stop shop for training, support, and resources www.pearsonhighered.com/sscd4success.