Thriving in the Community College and Beyond: Research-Based Strategies for Academic Success and Personal Development - Softcover

Joseph B Cuseo; Julie Mclaughlin; Aaron Thompson

 
9781524990015: Thriving in the Community College and Beyond: Research-Based Strategies for Academic Success and Personal Development
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1524990019 ISBN 13: 9781524990015
Publisher: Kendall Hunt Publishing, 2020

Synopsis

Thriving in the Community College & Beyond covers the full range of topics and issues that impact student success. Content is delivered through multiple formats and learning modalities, including snapshot summary boxes, concept maps, content-relevant cartoons, inspiring quotes from successful students and famous people, and poignant personal stories from the authors.

 

The book is:

1. Substantive

  • Research-based material builds on scholarship from different academic disciplines and student development theories.
  • Models citation of scholarly references that students can emulate.
  • Educates students not only about what they should do to be successful, but provides compelling reasons why they should do it.

2. Interactive

  • Pre-chapter questions activate students’ thinking and prior knowledge about the upcoming topic.
  • Within-chapter journal entries punctuate students’ reading with opportunities for reflection.
  • Post-chapter exercises promote consolidation and application of knowledge acquired from the chapter.

 

The new fifth edition of Thriving in the Community College and Beyond features:

  • expanded coverage of diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice, plus information on implicit bias, systemic racism, and anti-racism
  • additional ideas and strategies for online learning
  • information on creating habits
  • mindfulness principles and practices infused across chapters
  • mental health coverage augmented by positive psychology principles and practices
  • new infographics to better explain concepts
  • brain-based learning and emotional wellness strategies embedded throughout the book
  • updated research evidence and internet resources included in all chapters

Thriving in the Community College & Beyond focuses on the student as whole person, including both academic and personal strategies that are applicable to success in college and life beyond college.

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Publisher
Kendall Hunt Publishing
Publication date
2020
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1524990019
ISBN 13 
9781524990015
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
4
Number of pages
445