Teaching First-Year College Students

Teaching First-Year College Students
ISBN-10
0470614749
ISBN-13
9780470614747
Category
Education
Pages
304
Language
English
Published
2009-11-24
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons
Authors
Bette LaSere Erickson, Calvin B. Peters, Diane Weltner Strommer

Description

Teaching First-Year College Students is a thoroughly expanded and updated edition of Teaching College Freshmen, which has become a classic in the field since it was published in 1991. The book offers concrete suggestions about specific strategies and approaches for faculty who teach first-year courses. The new edition is based on the most current research on teaching and learning and incorporates information about the demographic changes that have occurred in student populations since the first edition was published. The updated strategies are designed to help first-year students adjust effectively to both the academic and nonacademic pressures of college. The authors also help faculty understand first-year students and show how their experiences in high school have prepared3⁄4or not prepared3⁄4them for the world of higher education.

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