The science of college : navigating the first year and beyond /

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Author / Creator:Herzog, Patricia Snell, author.
Imprint:New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2020]
Description:xiv, 294 pages ; 24 cm
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12324891
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Other authors / contributors:Harris, Casey T., author
Morimoto, Shauna A., author
Barker, Shane W., author
Wheeler, Jill G., author
Barnum, A. Justin, author
Boyd, Terrance L., author
ISBN:9780190934507
0190934506
9780190934514
9780190934521
9780197503478
9780197506424
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:"This book aids entering college students - and the people who support college students - in navigating college successfully. In an environment of information overload, where bad advice abounds, this book offers readers practical tips and guidance. The up-to-date recommendations in this book are based upon real students, sound social science research, and the collective experiences of faculty, lecturers, advisors, and student support staff. The central thesis of the book is that the transition to adulthood is a complex process, and college is pivotal to this experience. This book seeks to help young people navigate the college process. The student stories in this book highlight how the challenges that college students can encounter vary in important ways based on demographics and social backgrounds. Despite these varied backgrounds, getting invested in the community is crucial for college success, for all students. Universities have many resources available, but students need to learn when to access which resources and how best to engage with people serving students through different roles and with distinct expertise. There is no single template for student success. Yet, this book highlights common issues that many students face and provides science-based advice for how to navigate college. Each chapter is geared toward college students with a focus on the life stage that many entering college students are in: emerging adulthood. In addition to the student-focused chapters, the book includes an appendix for parents and for academics, along with supplemental website materials of instructional activities related to the content of the book."--
Other form:Online version: Herzog, Patricia Snell, The science of college New York : Oxford University Press, [2020] 9780190934514
Review by Choice Review

Two important contributions to the field of higher education bookend this volume--an opening chapter on the uniqueness of today's college students includes an outstanding explanation of why financial barriers to independence lengthen the maturation process, and an appendix suggests active learning exercises to help students begin grappling with the issues of emerging adulthood. The substantive chapters include three perspectives on each issue: narratives by college students and perspectives from higher education professionals and from faculty. Surprisingly, theoretical application comes as often from the students themselves as the professionals and scholars. This volume positions itself as a potential text for first-year courses, though its overall depth of sociological theory may be too weighty for first-year students. Select chapters, however, would benefit such a curriculum, especially the excellent chapters on resiliency and setbacks, unveiling uniqueness and finding community, and making informed choices. The theoretical and scholarly underpinnings mainly pull from sociology, but higher education scholarship would also be highly relevant here and would support many of the key points. For example, greater discussion of George D. Kuh's research on high-impact educational practices could have provided useful perspective on the hidden curriculum and learning beyond the classroom. Summing Up: Highly recommended. Lower-division undergraduates through faculty. --Rebecca Troendle Hewitt, SUNY Polytechnic Institute

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