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Masiello, Lea; Skipper, Tracy L. – National Resource Center for the First-Year Experience and Students in Transition, 2013
Surveys of employers continually highlight the need for better communication skills among recent college graduates. Yet, writing instruction in higher education serves far more than a transactional purpose. Writing facilitates learning, helps students gain skills in analysis and synthesis, and supports a range of other personal and intellectual…
Descriptors: Theory Practice Relationship, Communication Skills, Writing Instruction, College Seniors
Latino, Jennifer A.; Ashcraft, Michelle – National Resource Center for the First-Year Experience and Students in Transition, 2012
"The First-Year Seminar: Designing, Implementing, and Assessing Courses to Support Student Learning and Success," a five-volume series, is designed to assist educators who are interested in launching a first-year seminar or revamping an existing program. Each volume examines a different aspect of first-year seminar design or…
Descriptors: First Year Seminars, National Surveys, Peer Influence, Peer Relationship
Hunter, Mary Stuart, Ed.; Keup, Jennifer R., Ed.; Kinzie, Jillian, Ed.; Maietta, Heather, Ed. – National Resource Center for the First-Year Experience and Students in Transition, 2012
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…
Descriptors: College Seniors, Student Experience, Transitional Programs, Academic Support Services
Schreiner, Laurie A., Ed.; Louis, Michelle C., Ed.; Nelson, Denise D., Ed. – National Resource Center for the First-Year Experience and Students in Transition, 2012
"Thriving in Transitions: A Research-Based Approach to College Student Success" represents a paradigm shift in the student success literature. Grounded in positive psychology, the thriving concept reframes the student success conversation by focusing on the characteristics amenable to change and that promote high levels of academic,…
Descriptors: College Students, College Freshmen, College Seniors, Academic Achievement
Luna, Gene, Ed.; Gahagan, Jimmie, Ed. – National Resource Center for The First-Year Experience and Students in Transition, 2008
In 2004, "Learning Reconsidered" urged educators to think more holistically about student learning and development. "Learning Initiatives in the Residential Setting" provides a framework for putting this call into action at large universities and small colleges alike. Chapters trace the history of learning in residence halls, discuss academic and…
Descriptors: Building Design, Physical Environment, Student Personnel Services, Holistic Approach
Laufgraben, Jodi Levine – National Resource Center for The First-Year Experience and Students in Transition, 2006
Common reading programs are becoming a ubiquitous component of first-year experience initiatives. Sometimes controversial, these programs are designed to provide students an introduction to the intellectual expectations of college in an often-informal gathering of college faculty and peers. Yet, truly dynamic and successful programs move beyond…
Descriptors: Reading Programs, Discussion Groups, College Faculty, College Freshmen
Skipper, Tracy L. – National Resource Center for The First-Year Experience and Students in Transition, 2005
Student Development in the First College Year provides a detailed overview of some of the most commonly referenced theories of learning and development in the college years. What sets this primer apart from other treatments of student development theory is its careful attention to the first college year and the wide range of educational…
Descriptors: Learning Theories, Educational Practices, Student Development, School Holding Power