Full Description
This edition of an underground classic marks out new territory in college participatory education. Its purpose remains the same: to encourage students to educate themselves by calling their attention to the college experience as a whole: the personal, social, intellectual, and spiritual demands and opportunities presented by college life. In a personable and refreshingly straightforward style, the authors' critical discussion of academic life distinguishes between learning the institutional rules of higher education and internalizing those rules, demystifies professors and teaching assistants by discussing their institutional roles and incentives, and invites students to take responsibility for - and make the most of - their educational experiences.New to this edition:" Offers real-life student vignettes that address current issues facing college students" Encourages a participatory college education and personal reflection for students in many different disciplines" Includes three bonus appendices: "For Teachers and Students Using this Book"; "A Primer on 'Buddhist Sociology' Pioneered by Inge Bell"; and "Short Biographies of the 'Team Bell' Members"
Contents
Preface to the First EditionPreface to the Fifth EditionPart I. Academics and Learning1. Welcome to College2. Grades: Can You Perform Without the Pressure?3. Technology and Learning4. Everybody Hates to WritePart II. Navigating the Institution5. Support Your Local Teacher: Or the Care and Feeding of Professors6. An Academic Question7. Questions of Academic Integrity8. Wisdom and Knowledge9. Pursuing Wisdom in the Academy10. Adventures in Desocialization11. Media MePart III. Survival Strategies12. Survival Skills13. Love14. Trouble With Parents15. The Painful Avenues of Upward Mobility16. Graduation: What They Forgot to Mention17. The Career: Friend or Foe?18. Directing Your Own DevelopmentReferencesIndexAbout the AuthorsAbout the Contributors: Team Bell
