110 Strategies for Success in College and Life - Softcover

Zahm, Mary

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1418446343 ISBN 13: 9781418446345

Publisher: AuthorHouse, 2006

Synopsis

110 Strategies for Success in College and Life offers students clear presentations of 110 strategies to guide them through to college graduation and beyond. These principles are derived from numerous research studies from a wide range of areas within psychology, as well as from the authors' many years of experience as college professors, researchers, and student advisors.This book closes the gap between scientific knowledge and its application to college success. Topics include information processing and learning; critical thinking and decision making; identifying and achieving goals; managing time, money and energy; reading and writing effectively; reducing test anxiety; knowing thyself; and preparing for a career. The latest research findings are presented. It is a valuable guide for freshman, whether coming right out of high school or after a hiatus of years working and/or taking care of a family. This book is particularly appropriate for minority and first generation college students who may have fewer mentors to help them along the college path. Each chapter offers case studies of successful students to serve as role models. The focus of the book is on the practical application of the strategies in the student's daily life within a framework of flexibility, integrity, and balance.

About this title

About the Author:

Joan H. Rollins, Ph.D. is Professor and Chair of the PsychologyDepartment at Rhode Island College. MaryZahm, Ph.D. is Professor of Psychology at Bristol Community College where she hasreceived awards for outstanding teaching. In addition to their teaching andstudent advising experience, they have conducted research on non-intellectualfactors correlated with college student success.Professor Rollins is the authorof Women's Minds/Women's Bodies (PrenticeHall, 1996) and editor of Hiddenminorities: The persistence of ethnicity in American life (University Pressof America, 1981). Professor Zahm is the author of Create Your Ideal Life (McGraw-Hill Course Works, 1996). She alsobrings a practical bent to the book based on her 13 years as a Human FactorsEngineer.

About this edition

• Publisher: AuthorHouse
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 1418446343
• ISBN 13: 9781418446345
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 260