The Rowman & Littlefield Guide to Learning Center Administration: Leading Peer Tutoring Programs in Higher Education (Theory & Practice for Peer Tutors & Learning Center Professionals) - Hardcover

Daniel R. Sanford; Michelle Steiner

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1538154617 ISBN 13: 9781538154618

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2021

Synopsis

The Rowman & Littlefield Guide to Learning Center Administration is a comprehensive guide to everything that both new and experienced learning center professionals need to know in order to deliver impactful, effective services for the campuses they serve, articulate the value of the programs they oversee, and provide peer tutors with the conditions for success. The companion to the popular Rowman & Littlefield Guide for Peer Tutors, The Rowman & Littlefield Guide to Learning Center Administration provides a thorough and readable overview of both theoretical considerations (the historical context of learning centers in higher education, an articulation of the principles that underlie peer tutoring programs, and a cataloging of the various extant forms of peer-led learning) and organizational concerns (building a suite of programming, hiring and training student employees, program assessment, campus outreach, marketing, reporting) in the administration of peer tutoring programs in higher education. The Rowman & Littlefield Guide to Learning Center Administration presents a structured approach that is firmly grounded in empirical findings from across the literature of teaching, learning, and student success, and it articulates a set of best practices that can be used as a guide in evaluation and assessment for learning centers.

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About the Authors

Daniel R. Sanford, PhD, is the director of the Center for Teaching and Learning at Boise State University. Previous to this, he was the director of Writing and the Academic Resource Commons at Bates College, and director of the Center for Academic Program Support at the University of New Mexico. He is an experienced higher education administrator and a recognized scholar and professional in the field of peer-led learning. He is also a cognitive scientist, the author of numerous articles in the field of cognitive linguistics, and an educator with a wealth of experience making the mechanisms of the brain accessible and intuitive to college-age students.

Michelle Steiner is assistant vice president for student success at Marymount University. She has led professional teams at a variety of higher education institutions in the areas of academic advising, academic coaching, peer tutoring, and disability services. Under her leadership, The Center for Academic Support at the University of New Mexico was awarded the Frank L. Christ Outstanding Learning Center Award in 2012 by the National College Learning Center Association (NCLCA). Dr. Steiner is the founding Director of the Student Academic Hub, which provides academic support for all Marymount students, and is co-chair of Marymount’s Retention and Graduation Committee. In October 2022, Marymount University was awarded a Department of Education Strengthening Institutional Programs grant for $2M over 5 years; Dr. Steiner, as one of the grant writers and now Director on the grant, will enhance academic support for first- and second-year students in the areas of teaching, tutoring, and advising. Dr. Steiner is the co-author of the Rowman & Littlefield Guide to Learning Center Administration.

Edition details

• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Publication date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1538154617
• ISBN 13: 9781538154618
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 256