The senior year experience : facilitating integration, reflection, closure, and transition / John N. Gardner, Gretchen Van der Veer, and associates.
| Author/creator | Gardner, John N. |
| Other author | Van der Veer, Gretchen. |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | 1st ed. |
| Publication Info | San Francisco : Jossey-Bass Publishers, ©1998. |
| Description | xxvii, 351 pages ; 25 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Contributor biographical information |
| Supplemental Content | Publisher description |
| Supplemental Content | Table of Contents |
| Subjects |
| Series | The Jossey-Bass higher and adult education series Jossey-Bass higher and adult education series. |
| Contents | I. Understanding the unique needs of today's seniors. The emerging movement to strengthen the senior year experience / John N. Gardner, Gretchen Van der Veer -- Objectives and benefits of senior year programs / Joseph B. Cuseo -- Moving on : seniors as people in transition / Arthur W. Chickering, Nancy K. Schlossberg -- A president's personal and historical perspective / Arthur Levine -- Are college seniors prepared to work? / Philip D. Gardner. II. Enhancing the senior year experience. Curricular structures for cumulative learning / Barbara Leigh Smith -- Preparing students for life beyond the classroom / Elwood F. Holton III -- Leadership education in the senior experience / Stephen W. Schwartz, Nance Lucas -- Developing "civic virtue" among college students / Linda J. Sax, Alexander W. Astin -- Stengthening the ties that bind : cultural events, rituals, and traditions / George D. Kuh -- Creating pathways to graduate school / Richard B. Lawhon. |
| Contents | III. Developing special support services for seniors. Comprehensive career services for seniors / Denise Dwight Smith, Linda K. Gast -- College-to-career transition programs for multiethnic students / Linda Bates Parker, Katrina S. Jordan, Ann E. Keeling -- Preparing seniors for roles as active alumni / Jeffrey W. Johnson, Peter D. Eckel. IV. Implications for campus services and practices. Looking back, moving ahead : assessment in the senior year / Karl L. Schlling, Karen Maitland Schilling -- Mobilizing campus support for senior year programs / William L. Thomas, Jr. -- A summary agenda for enriching the senior year / John N. Gardner, Gretchen Van der Veer. |
| Local note | Little-346411--305131051839$ |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 313-332) and indexes. |
| LCCN | 97018833 |
| ISBN | 0787909270 (alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9780787909277 (alk. paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | LA229 .G27 1998 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |