Prepares readers to meet the needs of an increasingly diverse college student population. This is a timely and comprehensive overview of key theories of student development that illustrates their application across a range of student services with diverse student populations.
At a time when just about everyone knows that smoking is bad for you, why do so many college students smoke? Is it a short lived phase or do they continue throughout the college years? And what happens after college, when they enter the real world? This book deals with these questions.
At a time when just about everyone knows that smoking is bad for you, why do so many college students smoke? Is it a short lived phase or do they continue throughout the college years? And what happens after college, when they enter the real world? This book deals with these questions.
The history of Mexico in the twentieth century is marked by conflict between church and state. This book focuses on the efforts of the Roman Catholic Church to influence Mexican society through Jesuit-led organizations such as the Mexican Catholic Youth Association, the National Catholic Student Union, and the Universidad Iberoamericana. Dedicated ......
Through a comprehensive review of various afterschool programmes across the United States, respected authority on programme effectiveness Olatokunbo S. Fashola, sheds new light on "what works" to increase academic achievement during nonschool hours. Administrators, policy-makers, teachers, and researchers can benefit from the examples of both the successes and the shortcomings encountered by their colleagues in the quest to create enhanced learning opportunities in safe and enriching environments.
Promising Practices for African American and Hispanic Students
"With a wonderful mix of theory and practice, this volume is for professionals and for lay people, indeed for anyone interested in the crucial questions related to educational leadership in this country. The authors are to be congratulated, and the readers will be grateful for their efforts." Barry Munitz President and CEO JP Getty Trust ......
`Everyone in practice, from superintendents to teachers, will enjoy this book' - Patrick Akos, Counsellor and Educator, University of Virginia In this book, the authors offer a set of principles and practical applications to help educators make a difference in their students' lives. Among the issues covered: Key decision-making skills students need in facing adversity; learning and teaching strategies to acquire good decision-making skills; vignettes and real-life examples of resilience in action; specific guidance for creating conditions for resilience in the classroom.
