The First Days of College
Bloomsbury Academic (Verlag)
9798216383062 (ISBN)
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This book guides new students through foundational early decisions that establish habits, mindsets, and strategies their college success depends on. Its sharp focus on the pivotal first days—combined with its evidence-based grounding in cognitive psychology and the lived experience of those who work most closely with new college students—sets it apart from other college guides.
The book is also unique in its emphasis on motivation rooted in the values and aspirational identities students bring with them to college. This attention to a personal “why,” and to the people and causes students are studying for, provides the kind of sustaining motivation students need to meet the academic and personal challenges of college.
The book is built on a decision-centered framework, with each chapter exploring a specific choice students make about formative habits, mindsets, or strategies. Topics include time management, studying to understand, thinking about money, staying safe, focusing on the future, and telling one’s personal story. This structure anchors complex concepts—such as chunking information—within everyday decisions and behaviors. Each chapter concludes with a “Playbook” of practical activities to help students apply the ideas and strategies discussed.
Steve VanderStaay is a teaching and learning specialist at Western Washington University. He served for 12 years as Western’s Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education, a position which included responsibility for the university’s first-year retention and academic success initiatives. His awards include a Spencer/National Academy of Education post-doctoral research fellowship, an NSF grant for improving first-year student recruitment and success in Engineering programs, and a student nomination for Western’s distinguished teaching award.
Introduction: The First Days of College
Decision 1: Will You Make Your Bed?
Decision 2: How Will You Use the "College Friendship Window?"
Decision 3: How Will You Think About Time and Distractions
Decision 4: What Tools Will You Use to Manage Your Time?
Decision 5: How Will You Think About Sleep and Rest?
Decision 6: How Will You Study (to Remember)?
Decision 7: How Will You Study (to Understand)?
Decision 8: How Will You Stay Safe?
Decision 9: How Will You Think About Your Potential?
Decision 10: How Will You Prioritize Your Future?
Decision 11: How Will You Think About Money?
Decision 12: What Story Will You Tell?
Appendix I. How College Works (and What New Students Often Don't Know)
Appendix II: How to Get the Most From Your Money at College
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 23.7.2026 |
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| Zusatzinfo | 15 b/w images |
| Verlagsort | New York |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 140 x 216 mm |
| Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Erwachsenenbildung | |
| ISBN-13 | 9798216383062 / 9798216383062 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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