Authors: Al Siebert, Mary Karr
ISBN-13: 9780944227381, ISBN-10: 0944227384
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Practical Psychology Press
Date Published: July 2008
Edition: 6th Edition
Al Siebert, PhD, is the author of award-winning The Resiliency Advantage and The Survivor Personality and the coauthor of Student Success: How to Succeed in College and Still Have Time for Your Friends. He has taught adult education classes and management psychology for more than 30 years at Portland State University. He lives in Portland, Oregon. Mary Karr, MS, formerly taught communications at Portland State University and was an adjunct professor at Marylhurst University who created and taught the first online credit course on listening in the nation. She lives in Fairview, Oregon.
Advice for adults dealing with the demands of attending college
Now in an updated and expanded fourth edition, The Adult Student's Guide To Survival And Success shows the adult learner how to overcome fears, study and pass tests, get financial help, gain family support, balance work and college, create a portfolio, be resilient and adaptable, use Internet resource, achieve educational and technical proficiency. The collaborative effort of educators and psychologists Al Siebert, Bernadine Gilpin, and Mary Karry, The Adult Student's Guide To Survival And Success is enhanced with a website of its own and this new edition shows how to go online to practice, develop Internet skills, and even take educational courses online. The Adult Student's Guide To Survival And Success is "must" reading for anyone returning to school after a prolonged absence due to parenthood, career changes, or retirement.
1 | Going to College: Lots of Help Is Available | 3 |
2 | Fears and Concerns: How to Confront and Overcome Them | 9 |
3 | Enrolling, Registering, and Financing Made Easier | 19 |
4 | Orientation: Getting Acquainted with Your Campus | 33 |
5 | How to Succeed in College | 43 |
6 | The Best Way to Study | 53 |
7 | How to Get High Grades on Tests | 71 |
8 | How to Write Excellent Papers | 85 |
9 | Learning Styles and Teaching Styles: How to Influence Instructors | 97 |
10 | Your Family and Friends: How to Gain Their Support and Encouragement | 109 |
11 | How to Balance Going to College with Working | 119 |
12 | Celebrating Diversity | 127 |
13 | How to Handle Pressure Well | 137 |
14 | Thriving in a World of Constant Change | 147 |
15 | Career Choice, Career Change | 159 |
Resources and Selected Reading | 171 | |
Index | 177 |