Full Description
Thriving in the Community College & Beyond covers the full range of topics and issues that impact student success. Content is delivered through multiple formats and learning modalities, including snapshot summary boxes, concept maps, content-relevant cartoons, inspiring quotes from successful students and famous people, and poignant personal stories from the authors.
The book is:
1. Substantive
Research-based material builds on scholarship from different academic disciplines and student development theories.
Models citation of scholarly references that students can emulate.
Educates students not only about what they should do to be successful, but provides compelling reasons why they should do it.
2. Interactive
Pre-chapter questions activate students' thinking and prior knowledge about the upcoming topic.
Within-chapter journal entries punctuate students' reading with opportunities for reflection.
Post-chapter exercises promote consolidation and application of knowledge acquired from the chapter.
The new fifth edition of Thriving in the Community College and Beyond features:
expanded coverage of diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice, plus information on implicit bias, systemic racism, and anti-racism
additional ideas and strategies for online learning
information on creating habits
mindfulness principles and practices infused across chapters
mental health coverage augmented by positive psychology principles and practices
new infographics to better explain concepts
brain-based learning and emotional wellness strategies embedded throughout the book
updated research evidence and internet resources included in all chapters
Thriving in the Community College & Beyond focuses on the student as whole person, including both academic and personal strategies that are applicable to success in college and life beyond college.
