The Role Of Student Affairs In Advancing Community College Student Success

Author : C. Casey Ozaki,Paulette Dalpes,Deborah L. Floyd,Gianna Ramdin
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 105 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2019-07-30
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781000652345

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The Role of Student Affairs in Advancing Community College Student Success by C. Casey Ozaki,Paulette Dalpes,Deborah L. Floyd,Gianna Ramdin Pdf

This collection brings together insightful chapters which explore diverse student success initiatives and programs in response to challenges faced by community colleges. Each chapter of the collection magnifies a specific aspect of student affairs to illustrate how dedicated departments and practitioners have effectively supported student success via select projects or initiatives. Readers will gain a deeper insight into the contemporary applications, practices, and impacts of agendas such as the assessment of student affairs and services, student success programming, Guided Pathways, and The Completion Agenda. By demonstrating the meaningful involvement of student affairs practitioners in fulfilling institutional missions and visions, this collection contributes to an overarching dialogue about promoting community college student success. This collection will be of interest to researchers, academics, graduates, and postgraduate students in the fields of higher education administration, educational leadership, adult education, and lifelong learning.

Author : Mitchell A. Levy,Bernard A. Polnariev
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 166 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2016-06-10
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781317430506

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Academic and Student Affairs in Collaboration by Mitchell A. Levy,Bernard A. Polnariev Pdf

Academic and Student Affairs in Collaboration provides a comprehensive and evidenced-based understanding of the partnerships necessary to achieve an institutional culture devoted to student success. Chapter authors explore how to design, implement, and assess collaborative efforts between student and academic affairs in support of increased student success. This book provides best practices for fostering and enhancing campus dialogue, career development pathways, academic support services, and other important initiatives to increase retention and learning outcomes, improve motivation and goal attainment, and enhance institutional accountability. This book is a must-read for scholars, faculty, leaders, and practitioners in Student Affairs and Higher Education interested in achieving student success at their universities and colleges.

Author : Ashley Tull,Linda Kuk,Paulette Dalpes
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2023-07-03
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781000977448

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Handbook for Student Affairs in Community Colleges by Ashley Tull,Linda Kuk,Paulette Dalpes Pdf

In addressing the unique issues related to the delivery of student services in the community college setting, this book fills a longstanding need to provide practitioners with a contextual framework for their work. Starting by providing the historical context to the development of student affairs in community colleges, this handbook describes the organization of key functions and current practice, and looks at the specific constraints, opportunities, changes and future challenges that practitioners face.Community colleges are grappling with: the realities of shrinking resources; an increasingly diverse and disparate student body, with many attending part-time; demands for greater accountability; a generational change in leadership; and pressures to expand their missions as well as adopt educational technology – all of which have an impact on the role of student affairs.Among the topics covered are: Partnering with Academic Affairs; Financing Student Affairs; Legal and Policy Issues; Strategic Planning and Assessment; Accreditation and Accountability; Technology for Communication and Engagement; Academic Support Services; Student Life and Student Engagement Programs and Services; Enrollment Management; and Services for Special Populations.This handbook is intended for student affairs administrators and professionals at all stages of their careers, as well as for students in graduate preparation programs.

Author : Steven C. Ender,Fred B. Newton
Publisher : Jossey-Bass
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 1996-12-02
Category : Education
ISBN : STANFORD:36105020380452

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Contributing to Learning - The Role of Student Affairs by Steven C. Ender,Fred B. Newton Pdf

During the past two decades, the public has demanded that higher education demonstrate its value with concrete educational outcomes, and higher education is responding in a variety of ways. College student affairs, as an integral part of higher education, is working to help formulate this response and demonstrate its contribution to achieving appropriate learning outcomes for students. Although student affairs continues to function from a foundation of essential student services, the profession shows evidence of achieving new levels of educational activity. For at least twenty-five years, student affairs has been offering student development programming; now there is increased effort to enhance the campus learning environment, with emphasis on both affective and cognitive learning experiences. The authors believe that the profession of college student affairs has always been concerned with student learning but has been too prone to let others determine the nature of that learning, who is responsible for its occurrence, and how it can better be achieved. Discussion of the proper role for college student affairs in this all-important enterprise is increasing, and the result may be a new level of activity for the profession. This is the 75th issue of the journal New Directions for Student Services. For more information on the series, please see the Journals and Periodicals page.

Author : C. Casey Ozaki,Anne M. Hornak,Christina J. Lunceford
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 120 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2014-06-24
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781118930328

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Supporting Student Affairs Professionals by C. Casey Ozaki,Anne M. Hornak,Christina J. Lunceford Pdf

Student affairs and services play a critical role in student learning and success, as well as the level at which community colleges meet institutional outcomes. The evolution of student affairs as a field and recognition of its role in student experiences underscore its importance in the effort to provide quality education to college students. This volume provides a framework for excellence in student affairs work at community colleges, including assessing quality and outcomes for program development and accreditation. The authors explore: Excellence in preparing and developing professionals at multiple stages in their careers Creating and using professional standards and competencies Understanding the role of accreditation in professional practice. The issue also includes a discussion of implications for community college student affairs preparation and practice. This is the 166th volume of this Jossey-Bass quarterly report series. Essential to the professional libraries of presidents, vice presidents, deans, and other leaders in today's open-door institutions, New Directions for Community Colleges provides expert guidance in meeting the challenges of their distinctive and expanding educational mission.

Author : C. Casey Ozaki,Robin L. Spaid
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 104 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2016-06-20
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781119278450

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Applying College Change Theories to Student Affairs Practice by C. Casey Ozaki,Robin L. Spaid Pdf

Student affairs professionals are critical to the efforts to improve students' experiences and outcomes--especially in two-year institutions. This volume explores the history of student development and college impact theories and models in relation to two-year institutions. Topics covered include: analysis of the applicability of the literature for diverse and current community colleges and student populations, implications for practitioners, and presentation of alternative models and lenses. This is the 174th volume of this Jossey-Bass quarterly report series. Essential to the professional libraries of presidents. vice presidents, deans, and other leaders in today's open-door institutions, New Directions for Community Colleges provides expert guidance in meeting the challenges of their distinctive and expanding educational mission.

Author : Tia Brown McNair,Susan Albertine,Nicole McDonald,Thomas Major, Jr.,Michelle Asha Cooper
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 246 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2022-08-09
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781119824190

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Becoming a Student-Ready College by Tia Brown McNair,Susan Albertine,Nicole McDonald,Thomas Major, Jr.,Michelle Asha Cooper Pdf

Reimagining the Culture of Leadership for Student Success A revision to the practical and popular guide, this book asks the crucial question within today's environment, "What's a student-ready college?" Higher education leaders are responsible for preparing their institutions to serve the students they admit in the best way possible. By asking ourselves how we can transform our institutions into student-ready colleges to create a new culture of leadership that is responsive to current challenges and focuses on understanding and utilizing student assets and social capital to achieve shared goals for student success. Becoming a Student-Ready College shows you how. Conversations in higher education tend to focus on defining college readiness for students. Too often, we forget to ask the question from the other side, and we miss important opportunities to develop institutions in ways that can help students thrive. Higher education leaders and educators can better serve today's college students through responsive and redesigned practices and policies. This updated edition features revisions and new material that speak to the social realities of today's incoming students and cover the latest strategies and techniques for connecting with learners to foster equity and success. Leverage existing resources to the benefit of students and deliver the right support at the right time to achieve equity in student outcomes and build on students' assets Design eco-systemic partnerships and support programs that nurture the relationship between the student and the institution Strengthen institutional capacity-building for achieving defined student-ready goals Build shared governance to promote agency and to foster change and collaboration Becoming a Student-Ready College explores leaders' shared responsibilities in advancing student success and provides practical recommendations for educators at all levels.

Author : Cathy Akens,Raquel Wright-Mair,Joseph Martin Stevenson
Publisher : Charles C Thomas Publisher
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2019-07-24
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780398092887

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College Students and Their Environments by Cathy Akens,Raquel Wright-Mair,Joseph Martin Stevenson Pdf

The best value that the reader will take from this book is the knowledge, skills, and wisdom offered by the editors and 26 chapter authors. The book offers many unique features on how to create a college environment that fosters student learning, growth, development, and supports student success. The book approaches the college environment issue from a philosophical foundation and shows the reader what has made student affairs work increasingly complex. By identifying some major shifts of student affairs work in history, the text demonstrates how student affairs service providers became student affairs educators who actively shape the environment instead of being shaped or reactionary. The book provides insights and implications on how the environmental theories might inform practice and also recommends how to study campus environments. Furthermore, the text clarifies what student access is, explores the primary frameworks used to boost student success, and suggest what student affairs educators should consider when implementing student success initiatives. Additionally, the book addresses the intersection of professional competency areas through campus environment cultivation with social justice and inclusion for diverse student populations. Particularly, the book provides useful and practical examples of how faculty can work with graduate students in training to conduct an assessment of student needs and success. This book is purposely written for those who are training to become student affairs educators and those who are newer in the profession. It not only provides the reader with a theoretical framework, but also some direction on how to create a college environment that is socially justice and inclusive.

Author : George S. McClellan,Jeremy Stringer
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 692 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2016-01-19
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781118707326

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The Handbook of Student Affairs Administration by George S. McClellan,Jeremy Stringer Pdf

The Foremost Authorities on Student Affairs Address Issues Facing The Field Today The Handbook of Student Affairs Administration is a comprehensive and thoughtful resource for the field, with expert insight on the issues facing student affairs. This fourth edition has been fully updated to reflect the most current and effective practices in student affairs administration. New chapters address persistence, retention, and completion; teaching and learning; working with athletics and recreation; leadership; purpose and civic engagement; spirituality; and fundraising. Emerging populations are discussed throughout, featuring specific advice for working with veterans and dual-enrolling high school students. New material includes the role of student affairs in study abroad programs, student use of technology and using social media to serve students, working with student athletes, and more. Professionals at all levels of student affairs administration need practical, timely, and applied information on the myriad issues that fall under the student affairs umbrella. This NASPA-sponsored guide collects the latest information, methods, and advice from the field's leading authorities to bring you up to date on the latest solutions and best practices. Learn about the dominant organization and administration models in student affairs Stay up to date on core competencies and professional development models Examine the latest literature, and consider both the newest and lasting issues facing student affairs Instructor resources available As both the student population and the college experience grow more diverse, student affairs professionals need to update their toolset to face the broader scope of the field and the new challenges that arise every day. The Handbook of Student Affairs Administration provides invaluable guidance to graduate students and professionals alike, and is the one resource you should not be without.

Author : Marguerite M. Culp,Terry U. O'Banion
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2020-12-15
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781475856330

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Student Success in the Community College by Marguerite M. Culp,Terry U. O'Banion Pdf

For much of the twentieth century, the definition of success for most community colleges revolved around student retention and graduation. This definition no longer works—if it ever did. In Student Success in the Community College: What Really Works? respected community college leaders, researchers, and innovators argue that student success is about redesigning community colleges in a manner that is consistent with each college’s mission, goals, student population, and resources. Concluding that there is no one-size-fits-all approach to increasing student success, chapter authors analyze national, state, and regional efforts to increase student success; identify principles institutions can use to frame student success initiatives; and outline specific actions community colleges can take to increase student—and institutional—success. Student Success in the Community College: What Really Works? also provides concrete examples of effective student success initiatives in a variety of community college settings.

Author : Kathleen Manning,Jillian Kinzie,John H Schuh
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2013-12-27
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781134635764

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One Size Does Not Fit All by Kathleen Manning,Jillian Kinzie,John H Schuh Pdf

In the second edition of this influential book, leading scholars Kathleen Manning, Jillian Kinzie, and John H. Schuh advocate an original approach by presenting 11 models of student affairs practice, including both traditional and innovative programs. Based on a qualitative, multi-institutional research project, One Size Does Not Fit All explores a variety of policies, practices, and programs that contribute to increased student engagement, success, and learning. This book is a must read for all higher education administrators and student affairs professionals. New to this Revised Edition: Refinement of models in light of recent NSSE data and current developments in higher education, including budget cuts and the economic crisis, Updated information throughout about model assessment and techniques to renew divisions of student affairs, A deeper analysis of how models of student affairs practice relate to institutional mission and purposes, End-of-chapter discussion questions to guide thinking about ways to incorporate models in one’s own context, An entirely new Part IV, including chapters on "Catalysts and Tools for Change" and "Redesigning Your Student Affairs Division."

Author : Steven R. Helfgot,Marguerite McGann Culp
Publisher : Jossey-Bass
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 1995-05-25
Category : Education
ISBN : STANFORD:36105017387031

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Promoting Student Success in the Community College by Steven R. Helfgot,Marguerite McGann Culp Pdf

Author : Gerald M. Greenfield,Jennifer R. Keup,John N. Gardner
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 373 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2013-07-29
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780470603345

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Developing and Sustaining Successful First-Year Programs by Gerald M. Greenfield,Jennifer R. Keup,John N. Gardner Pdf

Developing and Sustaining Successful First -Year Programs First-year programs and interventions have become critical launching pads for student success and retention in higher education. However, these programs often flounder not because of what they are trying to do, but because of the ways in which they are implemented. Developing and Sustaining Successful First-Year Programs offers faculty, academic administrators, and student affairs professionals a comprehensive and practical resource that includes step-by-step guidance for developing new first-year programs and enhancing existing programs. The book explores the key elements that contribute to sustained student success and the programs that have the capacity to continue to meet student needs while making the most of scarce resources. The authors show how to create and sustain critical partnerships, put in place the needed organizational structures, and include strategies for developing effective assessments and evaluations. Developing and Sustaining Successful First-Year Programs is filled with illustrative examples and profiles of successful programs from a range of institutions that vary in size, type, selectivity, and culture. Examples of common programs and interventions include summer bridge programs, student orientation, first-year seminars, learning communities, residential programs, developmental education, and many more. Based in scholarly literature, theory, and practice, the book highlights the initiatives that facilitate the transition, learning, development, and success of new college students.

Author : Arthur Sandeen,Margaret J. Barr
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2014-03-14
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781118934852

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Critical Issues for Student Affairs by Arthur Sandeen,Margaret J. Barr Pdf

Student affairs is now part of the management and administrative structure of almost every college and university in the United States. Professional staff working under the banner of student affairs are engaged in a wide variety of educational, support, and service functions. Measured by almost any standard, today’s student affairs profession has never been stronger. There are still, however, a number of critical issues that must be debated and discussed if the student affairs profession is to move forward in the years ahead. Critical Issues for Student Affairs identifies the most vital issues currently confronting the student affairs profession. Each chapter in this important volume focuses on a specific issue and presents a background, a summary of related research and writing, an examination of the issue, related references, and a list of suggestions for further discussion.

Author : John H. Schuh,Susan R. Jones,Vasti Torres
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 640 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2016-09-14
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781119051244

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Student Services by John H. Schuh,Susan R. Jones,Vasti Torres Pdf

The bestselling student affairs text, updated for today's evolving campus Student Services is the classic comprehensive text for graduate students in student affairs, written by top scholars and practitioners in the field. Accessible and theoretically grounded, this book reflects the realities of contemporary practice in student affairs. This new sixth edition has been updated throughout to align with current scholarship, and expanded with four new chapters on student development, crisis management, programming, and applications. Twenty new authors join the roster of expert contributors, bringing new perspective on critical issues such as ethical standards, campus culture, psychosocial development, student retention, assessment and evaluation, and much more. End-of-chapter questions help reinforce the material presented, and unique coverage of critical theoretical perspectives, counseling and helping skills, advising, leadership, environmental theories, and other useful topics make this book a foundational resource for those preparing for a student affairs career. The student affairs staff has the responsibility for a vast array of services and support roles for students on every type of campus. This book provides a thorough overview of the field's many facets, with invaluable real-world insight from leading practitioners. Understand the theoretical bases of development, learning, identity, and change Delve into the organizational frameworks vital to any institution Learn the historical context of higher education and the student affairs role Master essential competencies including professionalism, supervision, crisis management, and more As colleges and universities offer more and more services to an increasingly diverse student population, the responsibility for these programs falls to student affairs educators. The role requires a broad skill set, and conceptual grounding in a number of disciplines. Student Services provides the most complete overview of the foundations, philosophies, ethics, and theories that guide today's student affairs professional.