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Gurung, Regan Areesesh Raj, Ed.; Neufeld, Garth, Ed. – APA Books, 2021
Each year, well over a million undergraduate students take an introductory psychology course. This edited volume presents recommendations for designing and teaching this important course. The book's recommendations cover four key areas: course design, defining and assessing student learning goals and outcomes, teacher training and development, and…
Descriptors: Psychology, Introductory Courses, Undergraduate Students, Instructional Design
Rentz, Audrey L.; And Others – 1996
This book describes significant issues and trends in the evolution of student affairs and reviews current methods and models of practice. The chapters are: (1) "The Philosophical Heritage of Student Affairs," by Stan Carpenter, reviewing the relationship between educational philosophy and student services; (2) "A History of Student Affairs," by…
Descriptors: Academic Advising, Admission (School), Career Planning, Community Colleges
Upcraft, M. Lee, Ed.; And Others – 1993
This monograph contains 14 papers on all aspects of college and university student and family orientation programs. The papers are: (1) "Orienting Today's Students" by M. Lee Upcraft; (2) "Theoretical Perspectives on Orientation" by Michael Dannells; (3) "Trends and Issues in Orientation Programs" by Gerry Strumpf and…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, College Instruction, College Programs, College Role
North Carolina State Dept. of Community Colleges, Raleigh. Div. of Planning and Research Services. – 1992
The Executive Management Leadership Institute (EMLI) is a comprehensive sequence of modules designed to support development of administrators in the North Carolina Community College System. As part of the EMLI, participants complete a project demonstrating skill in applying research to the tasks of administration. This report presents three…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Budgeting, Career Development
Hankin, Joseph N., Ed. – 1996
Focusing on community colleges' role in enrolling students for their first year of postsecondary education, this monograph provides 17 essays on characteristics, programs, and outcomes related to students' freshman year. The following essays are included: (1) "The Freshman Year Experience: A Philosophy for Higher Education in the New Millennium,"…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Advising, Academic Persistence, Articulation (Education)
Virginia Adult Learning Resource Center, Richmond. – 2000
This document, which was developed for the orientation component of the adult education program at New River Community College in Virginia, contains lessons, forms, and other materials intended to assist teachers looking for orientation ideas that are clear, attractive, and easy to use and that integrate the goals of Virginia's Equipped for the…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Programs