110 Strategies for Success in College and Life
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110 Strategies for Success in College and Life presents 110 strategies for success in college and in life that are derived from psychological research that has been published in scholarly journals and books. First and foremost, the authors, who are college professors with combined college teaching and student advising experience of 57 years, provide students with proven strategies that can increase their effectiveness and efficiency as learners, test takers, and writers. Students are also shown how to gain self-insight, identify and achieve goals, think critically, make decisions, prioritize in order to make the most of their precious resources of time and money, and utilize their strengths and remediate their weaknesses. In each chapter, you will read about students who successfully used the strategies outlined to achieve balanced lives as well as honors in their college careers. Since learning does not take place in a vacuum, students are provided with the “rules of the game” for navigating through the regulations common to most colleges and universities.
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110 Strategies for Success in College and Life offers students clear presentations of 110 strategies to guide them through to college graduation and beyond. These principles are derived from numerous research studies from a wide range of areas within psychology, as well as from the authors’ many years of experience as college professors, researchers, and student advisors.
This book closes the gap between scientific knowledge and its application to college success. Topics include information processing and learning; critical thinking and decision making; identifying and achieving goals; managing time, money and energy; reading and writing effectively; reducing test anxiety; knowing thyself; and preparing for a career. The latest research findings are presented.
It is a valuable guide for freshman, whether coming right out of high school or after a hiatus of years working and/or taking care of a family. This book is particularly appropriate for minority and first generation college students who may have fewer mentors to help them along the college path. Each chapter offers case studies of successful students to serve as role models. The focus of the book is on the practical application of the strategies in the student’s daily life within a framework of flexibility, integrity, and balance.
About the Author
Joan H. Rollins, Ph.D. is Professor and Chair of the Psychology
Department at
Professor Rollins is the author
of Women’s Minds/Women’s Bodies (Prentice
Hall, 1996) and editor of Hidden
minorities: The persistence of ethnicity in American life (University Press
of America, 1981). Professor Zahm is the author of Create Your Ideal Life (McGraw-Hill Course Works, 1996). She also
brings a practical bent to the book based on her 13 years as a Human Factors
Engineer.