The Senior Year (Paperback)

Mary Stuart Hunter

ISBN 10: 1889271853 / ISBN 13: 9781889271859

Published by National Resource Center for The First Year Experience & Students in Transition, 2012

About this Item

Paperback. Increasing pressures on colleges and universities to ensure degree completion and job placement as measures of success make it imperative that the path to graduation is clear and that seniors receive the support needed to earn a degree and make a successful transition to life beyond college. This new edited collection describes todays college seniors and offers strategies for supporting them to graduation through high-impact educational initiatives. Contributors also address issues related to career development; workplace transitions; and opportunities for integration, reflection, closure, and ongoing engagement as students leave college. Educators charged with improving the end-of-college experience will find this an invaluable resource. Describes today's college seniors and offers strategies for supporting them to graduation through high-impact educational initiatives. Contributors also address issues related to career development; workplace transitions; and opportunities for integration, reflection, closure, and ongoing engagement as students leave college. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Senior Year (Paperback)
• Publisher: National Resource Center for The First Year Experience & Students in Transition
• Publication Date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1889271853
• ISBN 13: 9781889271859
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

Increasing pressures on colleges and universities to ensure degree completion and job placement as measures of success make it imperative that the path to graduation is clear and that seniors receive the support needed to earn a degree and make a successful transition to life beyond college. This new edited collection describes today’s college seniors and offers strategies for supporting them to graduation through high-impact educational initiatives. Contributors also address issues related to career development; workplace transitions; and opportunities for integration, reflection, closure, and ongoing engagement as students leave college. Educators charged with improving the end-of-college experience will find this an invaluable resource.

About the Authors

Heather Maietta is a professor in the Doctorate of Higher Education Leadership program at Regis College. Her research examines the impacts of college closure, first-generation doctoral students, and the success of adult learners. Her most recent publications include journal articles on adult learners, a monograph entitled Career Coaching: Fundamentals, Applications, and Future Directions, a coedited book entitled The T-professional Model and Undergraduate Education: Advancing Talent Development, and a book chapter entitled "When First-Generation College Students Become Doctoral Candidates". She sits on the editorial board for the Journal of the First-Year Experience and Students in Transition, is a board certified coach, a National Association of Colleges and Employers coaching faculty member, and a Facilitating Career Developments national trainer

Jillian Kinzie is Associate Director of the Indiana University Center for Postsecondary Research and the National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) Institute. She is also a senior scholar with the National Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessment (NILOA) project.