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Thriving in transitions : a research-based approach to college student success /

"When it was originally released, Thriving in Transitions: A Research-Based Approach to College Student Success represented a paradigm shift in the student success literature, moving the student success conversation beyond college completion to focus on student characteristics that promote high...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Schreiner, Laurie A. (Editor ), Louis, Michelle C. (Editor ), Nelson, Denise D. (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Columbia, SC : National Resource Center for The First-Year Experience & Students in Transition, University of South Carolina, [2020]
Edición:2nd edition.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:"When it was originally released, Thriving in Transitions: A Research-Based Approach to College Student Success represented a paradigm shift in the student success literature, moving the student success conversation beyond college completion to focus on student characteristics that promote high levels of academic, interpersonal, and intrapersonal performance in the college environment. The authors contend that a focus on remediating student characteristics or merely encouraging specific behaviors is inadequate to promote success in college and beyond. Drawing on research on college student thriving completed since 2012, the newly revised collection presents six research studies describing the characteristics that predict thriving in different groups of college students, including first-year students, transfer students, high-risk students, students of color, sophomores, and seniors, and offers recommendations for helping students thrive in college and life. New to this edition is a chapter focused on the role of faculty in supporting college student thriving"--
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xi, 239 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781942072485
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9781942072478
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