Author : Robert S. Feldman
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 367 pages
File Size : 45,31 MB
Release : 2018
Category : Education
ISBN : 110717628X
An examination of the first year of college and the intersecting challenges facing today's students, written by top educational researchers.
Author : Jennifer R. Keup
Publisher : The National Resource Center for The First-Year Experience
Page : 931 pages
File Size : 14,17 MB
Release : 2023-07-24
Category : Education
ISBN : 1942072651
The First-Year Seminar: Designing, Implementing, and Assessing Courses to Support Student Learning and Success, a five-volume series, is designed to assist educators who are interested in launching a first-year seminar or revamping an existing program. Each volume examines a different aspect of first-year seminar design or administration and offers suggestions for practice grounded in research on the seminar, the literature on teaching and learning, and campus-based examples. Because national survey research suggests that the seminar exists in a variety of forms on college campuses -- and that some campuses combine one or more of these forms to create a hybrid seminar -- the series offers a framework for decision making rather than a blueprint for course design. The series includes: Volume I: Designing and Administering the Course Volume II: Instructor Training and Development Volume III: Teaching in the First-Year Seminar Volume IV: Using Peers in the Classroom Volume V: Assessing the First-Year Seminar Editors/Authors: Volume I: Jennifer R. Keup & Joni Webb Petschauer Volume II: James E. Groccia & Mary Stuart Hunter Volume III: Brad Garner Volume IV: Jennifer A. Latino & Michelle L. Ashcraft Volume V: Daniel B. Friedman
Author : R.D. Griffith
Publisher : Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.
Page : 567 pages
File Size : 38,51 MB
Release : 2021-12-16
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 1638443319
Are you searching for a book about American Football that has it all? R. D. Griffith will take you on a comprehensive drive through the history and highlights of American Football, its salient details, from its inception at the turn of the century to its centralized embodiment now in the modern era, the NFL. He will share with you the challenges the game faced through the Great Depression and two World Wars, including the spicy anecdotes of the people comprising the great game of American Football throughout the years.
Author : Daniel W. Hancock
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
Page : 76 pages
File Size : 24,59 MB
Release : 2009-09
Category :
ISBN : 1437916473
The California Department of Public Health has made concerted progress in its first year of operation toward improving the state¿s public health and safety under challenging circumstances. Though the environment has grown only more difficult, there is more work to be done. This report discusses further structural reforms the State must pursue to make the Public Health Department independent from the Health and Human Services agency. Contents: Public Health in California; Leadership and Organization; Public Health Infrastructure; Funding Limitations and Opportunities; Conclusion; The Commission¿s Study Process; Appendices. Sidebars and Charts.
Author : Molly Flaspohler
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 199 pages
File Size : 35,41 MB
Release : 2011-11-09
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1780632940
Aimed at teaching professionals working with first-year students at institutions of higher learning, this book provides practical advice and specific strategies for integrating contemporary information literacy competencies into courses intended for novice researchers. The book has two main goals - to discuss the necessity and value of incorporating information literacy into first-year curricula; and to provide a variety of practical, targeted strategies for doing so. The author will introduce and encourage teaching that follows a process-driven, constructivist framework as a way of engaging first-year students in library work that is interesting, meaningful and disciplinarily relevant. - Provides helpful advice and guidance for seamlessly integrating library research competencies into first-year courses - Offers practical models and real life examples of successful student-centered, course-based library research assignments - Is written by an academic librarian with nearly 20 years of experience in the field
Author : L. Aull
Publisher : Springer
Page : 153 pages
File Size : 15,61 MB
Release : 2015-03-04
Category : Education
ISBN : 1137350466
First-Year Writing describes significant language patterns in college writing today, how they are different from expert academic writing, and how to inform teaching and assessment with corpus-based linguistic and rhetorical genre analysis.
Author : Armin A. Brott
Publisher : WW Norton
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 25,83 MB
Release : 2013-09-03
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 0789260581
An indispensable handbook on all aspects of fatherhood during the first 12 months, by the author of The Expectant Father. The essential handbook for all things first-year father is now fully updated and revised. Not only will new dads get a month-by-month guide to their baby’s development, men reading The New Father will learn how they change, grow, and develop over the first twelve months of fatherhood. In each chapter, Brott focuses on What’s Going On with the Baby; What You’re Going Through; What’s Going On with Your Partner; You and Your Baby; Family Matters; and more. The latest research, as well as time-honored wisdom--and humor, thanks to New Yorker cartoons and Brott’s light touch--make The New Father indispensible for the modern father who doesn’t want to miss a moment of his child’s first year. What’s new? ? How technology is changing fatherhood ? Changing definitions of fatherhood ? Changes in the way society deals with dads?from changing tables in public men’s rooms to workplace flexibility ? Research proving that a father’s love is just as important as a mother’s ? How being an involved dad rewires a man’s brain ? How changes in women’s roles in the family affect dads and their roles ? Special concerns for: young dads, older dads, at-home dads, unmarried dads, dads in same-sex couples, dads in blended families, dads of kids with special needs, and men who became dads with the help of technology ? The special impact dads have on girls and boys ? Specific strategies dads can use to get?and stay?involved in their children’s lives ? Updated resources for new fathers Not to mention new research and information on: ? How to understand what your baby is telling you ? Babies’ amazing abilities ? Baby massage--they love it! ? The latest on vaccinations and healthcare ? And much, much more
Author : Feng Ding
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 197 pages
File Size : 40,36 MB
Release : 2021-08-01
Category : Education
ISBN : 9811607966
Although both school–university transitions and cross-border transitions have been widely explored, comparatively little research has been conducted on those students who undergo both transitions at the same time. This book reports on a longitudinal qualitative study investigating the major issues faced by nine Mainland Chinese students during their first year at a Hong Kong university from the perspective of learner autonomy. It argues that the school–university transition is especially challenging for students going through a cross-border transition at the same time, which usually involves a linguistic and cultural adjustment, and challenges their autonomy in three domains: managing their personal lives; academic learning; and English learning. Adopting the perspective of autonomy enables us to better understand student transitions so that more appropriate support can be provided for this group. Given its scope, the book offers a valuable asset for educators at both the secondary and post-secondary levels, and underscores the need to help students bridge the gap between school and university, and thus advance along the continuum of autonomy more smoothly. It also has practical implications for students who are studying or intend to study abroad.
Author : Kristin K. Wobbe
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 301 pages
File Size : 41,36 MB
Release : 2023-07-03
Category : Education
ISBN : 1000977382
Published in association with This book has two goals: First, to show the value of significant project-based work for first-year undergraduate students; and Second, to share how to introduce this work into first year programs. The authors spend the bulk of the book sharing what they have learned about this practice, including details about the administrative support and logistics required. They have also included sample syllabi, assignments and assessments, and classroom activities.The projects are applicable in a liberal arts education, in engineering programs, in two and four year colleges, in public and private universities--any institution with first year undergraduate students that wants to actively engage them in understanding and solving real-world problems through project work. Evidence shows that project-based learning, with real world, team-based educational experiences, increases the engagement and retention rate of underserved students. Introducing project-based learning in the first year can set the stage for incorporating the culture and practice of inclusive excellence as foundation for learning on college and university campuses.
Author : Gerald M. Greenfield
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 373 pages
File Size : 24,22 MB
Release : 2013-06-26
Category : Education
ISBN : 1118234499
Developing and Sustaining Successful First -Year Programs First-year programs and interventions have become critical launching pads for student success and retention in higher education. However, these programs often flounder not because of what they are trying to do, but because of the ways in which they are implemented. Developing and Sustaining Successful First-Year Programs offers faculty, academic administrators, and student affairs professionals a comprehensive and practical resource that includes step-by-step guidance for developing new first-year programs and enhancing existing programs. The book explores the key elements that contribute to sustained student success and the programs that have the capacity to continue to meet student needs while making the most of scarce resources. The authors show how to create and sustain critical partnerships, put in place the needed organizational structures, and include strategies for developing effective assessments and evaluations. Developing and Sustaining Successful First-Year Programs is filled with illustrative examples and profiles of successful programs from a range of institutions that vary in size, type, selectivity, and culture. Examples of common programs and interventions include summer bridge programs, student orientation, first-year seminars, learning communities, residential programs, developmental education, and many more. Based in scholarly literature, theory, and practice, the book highlights the initiatives that facilitate the transition, learning, development, and success of new college students.
