Foundations: A Reader for New College Students
FOUNDATIONS: A READER FOR NEW COLLEGE STUDENTS, Fifth Edition, helps students understand what to expect in college and guides new students in their exploration by asking critical questions that are important to their success. Virginia N. Gordon and Thomas L. Minnick present a selection of readings that include several perspectives on each topic, providing the opportunity to consider and compare a number of different points of view. Your students will explore issues surrounding technology,...
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FOUNDATIONS: A READER FOR NEW COLLEGE STUDENTS, Fifth Edition, helps students understand what to expect in college and guides new students in their exploration by asking critical questions that are important to their success. Virginia N. Gordon and Thomas L. Minnick present a selection of readings that include several perspectives on each topic, providing the opportunity to consider and compare a number of different points of view. Your students will explore issues surrounding technology, diversity, civic rights and responsibilities, and more. FOUNDATIONS: A READER FOR NEW COLLEGE STUDENTS, Fifth Edition, is a great way for first-year students to get started on the path to success in college. Booknews This textbook comprises a collection of essays, each introduced and supplemented with discussion questions and vocabulary lists, on various issues of interest to students beginning college. Among the topics: what to expect from classes and living arrangements, how to succeed academically, and how to handle the many facets of college experience. The essays are a compendium of pieces by college administrators, magazine columnists, and professionals from various fields. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
Preface ixHow to Keep a Journal xiiiUnit 1 The Value of a College Education: Why Am I in College? 1Why Go To College? Two Classic Answers William Johnson Cory John Henry Newman 3The Lure of Learning William J. Bennett 6The Value of a College Education GetRichSlowly.org 9The Evolution of Undergraduate Education Derek Bok 13Unit Summary 18Unit 2 What Can I Expect from College and How Will I Change? 19The Developing College Student Virginia N. Gordon 21Seniors' Advice to New Students 27The Stakes are Low Ben Bernstein 27Four Pieces of Advice Jennifer Rosella 29Things I Wish I Knew as a Freshman Andrew Gordon-Seifert 30Tips on Becoming Personally Effective Susan Jones Sears 33Loneliness Barbara M. Newman Philip R. Newman 40Three Paths to Financial Freedom Dave Ellis 43Unit Summary 47Unit 3 How Can I Succeed Academically? 49How to Win at College Cal Newport 51Using Time and Space Effectively Walter Pauk Ross J. Q. Owens 57Want Good Advising? Take the Initiative! Howard K. Schein Ned S. Laff Deborah R. Allen 63Fourteen Ways of Looking at Electives Thomas L. Minnick 66Please! It's Only Seven Minutes Late, Professor Joel J. Gold 72Why I Don't Let Students Cut My Classes William R. Brown 76Unit Summary 80Unit 4 How Should I Expect to Learn? 81Minds Viewed Globally Howard Gardner 83Learning Styles: They Can Help or Hinder Al Siebert Bernadine Gilpin 87The Power of Memory Regina Hellyer Carol Robinson Phyllis Sherwood 94How Do I Find Out What Faeulty Are Doing? Howard K. Schein Ned S. Laff Deborah R. Allen 99How to Become an Expert Problem Solver Karl Albrecht 102Unit Summary 107Unit 5 What About Technology? 109The Challenge of Technology A. W. Bates Gary Poole 110A Generation Bathed in Bits Don Tapscott 114Losing Stuff Has Never Been So Sad Leonard Pitts 118Emailreplies.com, E-mail Etiquette 121Unit Summary 124Unit 6 What Are My Rights and Responsibilities as a Student? 125On Academic Freedom William H. Halverson James R. Carter 127Ideas as Property Thomas L. Minnick 132You and the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act C. L. Lindsay III 137College of Business, College Cheating Is Bad for Business W. P. Carey 143Avoiding Plagiarism Rosemarie Menager Lyn Paulos 148Unit Summary 154Unit 7 What Is Diversity and Why Is It Important? 157From Diversity to Inclusivity Thomas Brown 160I Have a Dream Martin Luther King 167How Discrimination Works and Why It Matters: Five Personal Statements 171The Face of Racism Edward A. Delgado-Romero 171Personal Narrative of an Asian American's Experience with Racism Donna M. Talbot 175What Could I Know of Racism? Joy E. Weeber 178Pain and Perseverance: Perspectives from an Ally Lisa J. Brandyberry 183A College Senior Speaks about Diversity: The Disability Perspective Skylar Covich 188Affirmative Action and Multiculturalism David Bruce Ingram Jennifer A. Parks 191Unit Summary 196Unit 8 What Should I Know About Careers? 199A Career that Fits You Nicholas A. Lore 201The Relationship between College and Work Donald Asher 205Job Search: Chance or Plan? Mark Ballard 209An Internship-Your First Big Career Break Dave Home 216Adjust to Change Arthur D. Rosenberg 219Unit Summary 222Unit 9 Setting Future Goals: Now Is the Time To Start 223Here Life Comes Mel Levine 225The Next Great Collegiate Generation Neil Howe William Strauss 229Grow Up? Not So Fast Lev Grossman 232To the Graduates Christopher Reeve 236The First Lady's Challenge to the Graduates Michelle Obama 239Unit Summary 245Author Index 247Subject Index 249
\ From the Publisher"The standards are there: vocabulary, questions, and journal suggestions. This is enough for students and instructors to become fully engaged with the readings."— Juan J. Flores, Folsom Lake College\ \ \ \ \ BooknewsThis textbook comprises a collection of essays, each introduced and supplemented with discussion questions and vocabulary lists, on various issues of interest to students beginning college. Among the topics: what to expect from classes and living arrangements, how to succeed academically, and how to handle the many facets of college experience. The essays are a compendium of pieces by college administrators, magazine columnists, and professionals from various fields. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)\ \
