Cultivating Student Success: A Multifaceted Approach to Working with Emerging Adults in Higher Education

ISBN-13: 9780197586693 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 152 str.

Allison A. Buskirk-Cohen; Tisha A. Duncan

Recenzje

Cultivating Student Success provides postsecondary educators with helpful insights and advice for working with todays traditional-age students. This book covers key topics that have become increasingly important for offering effective support, including mental health, relationships with parents, use of technology, forms of communication, and identity development.

O autorze

Tisha A. Duncan has extensive experience in coaching and supporting educators in the implementation of effective teaching practices in a variety of content areas. Her areas of specialty at both the undergraduate and graduate levels are curriculum and instruction, technology integration, and differentiation. Recent research interests include learner-centered instruction, collaboration, and emerging adulthood. With over 20 years in the field of education, she has been blessed with the opportunity to work with persons of diverse backgrounds and all ages, from birth through adulthood. Allison A. Buskirk-Cohen is an educator, scholar, and leader in higher education with experience developing educational programs and resources aimed at supporting student success. Her research focuses on how interpersonal relationships influence wellbeing, and has demonstrated how powerful the need to connect with others is, particularly within education. She also has served as editor of the textbook, Taking Sides: Clashing Views in Life-Span Development.