Your Guide to College Success: Strategies for Achieving Your Goals

Halonen, Jane S.; Santrock, John W.

ISBN 10: 1111834334 / ISBN 13: 9781111834333

Published by Cengage Learning, 2012

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Synopsis:

YOUR GUIDE TO COLLEGE SUCCESS: STRATEGIES FOR ACHIEVING YOUR GOALS, 7th Edition, is an encouraging, personal, practical and engaging text written just for you! A six-part learning model will guide your college experiences by focusing on achievable strategies that involve the following areas: Know Yourself, Clarify Values, Develop Competence, Manage Life, Connect and Communicate, and Build a Bright Future. Each chapter has been organized around the central themes to help you achieve success in college. Self-assessments help you personalize your learning and set goals. Exercises help you assess how much you have learned and promote mastery.

About the Authors: JANE S. HALONEN, psychology professor, author, and critical thinking expert, is dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of West Florida. Renowned throughout academia for her efforts to improve student learning, she is the recipient of the 2000 American Psychological Foundation Award for Distinguished Teaching. Her research interests include the scholarship of teaching, psychology pedagogy, and assessment and evaluation.

JOHN W. SANTROCK, Ph.D., is a leading author of college success and psychology textbooks. He is a professor of psychology and human development at the University of Texas at Dallas (UTD), where he helped to establish the college success program. More than two million students have used his top-selling texts, which include PSYCHOLOGY: CONTEXTS, SCIENCE, AND APPLICATIONS. In addition to college success strategies, his research interests focus on the nature of family processes and the social development of children and adolescents.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Your Guide to College Success: Strategies ...
Publisher: Cengage Learning
Publication Date: 2012
Binding: Paperback
Condition: Good
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