Student Academic Services (Jossey-Bass Higher and Adult Education Series): An Integrated Approach
A Comprehensive Handbook for Today’s Student Academic Services Professionals\ Student Academic Services discusses the practical delivery and management of student services and provides insight into the most current research on student development and learning, student readiness, assessment, and the factors needed to run successful programs. The book shows how academic services intersect and explains how they can more effectively work together. The authors promote a systems perspective that...
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In recent years, the nature of higher education has undergone profound changes especially in the areas of curriculum, learning methodologies, and the demographics of the student population. These changes have created a demand for customized and personalized student services. With contributions from a stellar panel of student services experts, Student Academic Services is a comprehensive resource that addresses the intricacies of today’s academy and provides a hands-on guide to the expanded and complex functions of today's student academic services. This helpful book offers an in-depth examination of the most effective models, current practices, and trends in student services.The authors explore highly integrated student academic services practices from various campuses that reflect a holistic, interdependent approach to assessing and addressing the needs of students, and they offer a selection of effective management tools for assessment, evaluation, and continuous improvement. Student Academic Services includes a wealth of information on a wide variety of topics such asAdvances in information technology to make services availableA model for a comprehensive, integrated career services unit A systematic and strategic view of academic advisingThe creation of accurate, secure, and accessible academic recordsThe growth of financial aid and scholarship servicesThe challenges of helping a diverse student body achieve successIntegration of online student academic servicesManagement of change in student academic servicesFuture trends in student servicesStudent Academic Services offers the critical information providers need to deliver quality, timely, comprehensive, and accurate academic services to help students succeed and thrive in an academic setting.
In recent years, the nature of higher education has undergone profound changes especially in the areas of curriculum, learning methodologies, and the demographics of the student population. These changes have created a demand for customized and personalized student services.\ With contributions from a stellar panel of student services experts, Student Academic Services is a comprehensive resource that addresses the intricacies of today's academy and provides a hands-on guide to the expanded and complex functions of today's student academic services. This helpful book offers an in-depth examination of the most effective models, current practices, and trends in student services.\ The authors explore highly integrated student academic services practices from various campuses that reflect a holistic, interdependent approach to assessing and addressing the needs of students, and they offer a selection of effective management tools for assessment, evaluation, and continuous improvement. Student Academic Services includes a wealth of information on a wide variety of topics such as\ \ Advances in information technology to make services available\ A model for a comprehensive, integrated career services unit\ A systematic and strategic view of academic advising\ The creation of accurate, secure, and accessible academic records\ The growth of financial aid and scholarship services\ The challenges of helping a diverse student body achieve success\ Integration of online student academic services\ Management of change in student academic services\ Future trends in student services\ \ Student Academic Services offers the critical information providers need to deliver quality, timely, comprehensive, and accurate academic services to help students succeed and thrive in an academic setting.\ With contributions from a stellar panel of student services experts, Student Academic Services is a comprehensive resource that addresses the intricacies of today's academy and provides a hands-on guide to the expanded and complex functions of today's student academic services. This helpful book offers an in-depth examination of the most effective models, current practices, and trends in student services. The authors explore highly integrated student academic services practices from various campuses that reflect a holistic, interdependent approach to assessing and addressing the needs of students, and they offer a selection of effective management tools for assessment, evaluation, and continuous improvement. Student Academic Services includes a wealth of information on a wide variety of topics such as\ \ Advances in information technology to make services available\ A model for a comprehensive, integrated career services unit\ A systematic and strategic view of academic advising\ The creation of accurate, secure, and accessible academic records\ The growth of financial aid and scholarship services\ The challenges of helping a diverse student body achieve success\ Integration of online student academic services\ Management of change in student academic services\ Future trends in student services\ \ The Editor\ Gary L. Kramer is associate dean of student academic and advisement services and professor in the Counseling Psychology Department at Brigham Young University. He formerly served as president of the National Academic Advising Association and won the Virginia Gordon Award for Excellence in Advising in 1994.
PrefaceThe Authors1Stimulating and Supporting Student Learning32Student Academic Services: Models, Current Practices, and Trends273The Interrelationship of Student Academic Services534Enrollment Management and Conceptual Underpinnings775The Assessment of Readiness for Student Learning in College1036New Student Orientation in the Twenty-First Century: Individualized, Dynamic, and Diverse1277Course Planning and Registration1478Career Interventions: Facilitating Strategic Academic and Career Planning1679Supporting Student Planning18710Applying Quality Educational Principles to Academic Advising20511The Essential Academic Record22312Student Financial Services24713Comprehensive Academic Support for Students During the First Year of College27114Responding to Students' Needs31115Student Diversity and Academic Services: Balancing the Needs of All Students33316Putting Academic Services On-Line35317Promoting and Sustaining Change37118Student-Centered Academic Services39119Developing Providers41120Leading Student Academic Services in the Twenty-First Century439Name Index447Subject Index457
