Transformative Student Experiences in Higher Education (eBook)

Meeting the Needs of the Twenty-First Century Student and Modern Workplace

Michael G. Strawser (Herausgeber)

eBook Download: EPUB

2018
240 Seiten
Lexington Books (Verlag)
978-1-4985-6066-5 (ISBN)

Infos

This book considers the role, use, and implications of transformative and active instructional strategies in higher education. It examines the changing landscape of higher education and serves as a foundational lens and framework for thinking through higher education from both an experiential and transformative instructional context.

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Transformative Student Experiences in Higher Education: Meeting the Needs of the Twenty-First-Century Student and Modern Workplace presents a thorough consideration of the role, use, and implications of transformative and active instructional strategies in higher education. It examines the changing landscape of higher education and serves as a foundational lens and framework for thinking through higher education from both an experiential and transformative instructional context. As instructors and administrators struggle with twenty-first-century challenges, this seminal text serves as a companion resource that presents innovative twenty-first-century techniques in a fair and balanced theoretical context.

Autor

Michael G. Strawser is assistant professor and director of graduate programs in the School of Communication at Bellarmine University.

Inhalt

Chapter One: The Turning Tide: Transformative Student Experiences in Higher EducationMichael G. Strawser, Renee Kaufmann, and Dauen Grace LeeChapter Two: The Necessity of Experiential Learning in Higher EducationMary Z. AshlockChapter Three: Building and Sustaining Transformative Student Learning ExperiencesPhillip E. WagnerChapter Four: Culminating Capstone CoursesJason M. MartinChapter Five: Intentional Service LearningCarolyn Baum and Trudy L. HansonChapter Six: Domestic and International Travel and ExposureShawn Apostel and Lauren CoffeyChapter Seven: The Quadruple Play: The Intersection of Internships with Students, Employers, Universities, and the CommunityStuart L. Esrock and Trey LewisChapter Eight: Entrepreneurship as a Student Experience and State of MindBrandon K. ChicotskyChapter Nine: Student-led, Client-driven FirmsStacie ShainChapter Ten: Merging Real World Experience and “Giving Back” through Curricular Community EngagementDeborah D. Sellnow-Richmond and Scott A. Sellnow-RichmondChapter Eleven: Transformatve Intercultural Communication Programs that Promote Student Integration Rain Wuyu Liu and Matthew RynbrandtChapter Twelve: Mentoring Undergraduates in the 21st Century: Who Benefits?Ed C. J. LongChapter Thirteen: Learning Communities: More Than Just HipJessica C. Hume and Jenny McIntoshChapter Fourteen: Transformative Learning in the First-Year Experience: Transformative Learners Outside the ClassroomJames D. Breslin and Anna SharpeIndexAbout the EditorAbout the Contributors

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 15.10.2018
• Reihe/Serie: Generational Differences in Higher Education and the Workplace: Leading and Teaching Millennials and Generation Z
• Co-Autor: Shawn Apostel, Renee Kaufmann, Daeun Grace Lee, Trey Lewis, Rain Wuyu Liu, Ed C.J. Long, Jason M. Martin, Jenny McIntosh, Matthew Rynbrandt, Deborah D. Sellnow-Richmond, Scott A. Sellnow-Richmond, Mary Z. Ashlock, Stacie Shain, Anna Sharpe, Phillip E. Wagner, Carolyn Baum, James D. Breslin, Brandon K. Chicotsky, Lauren Coffey, Stuart L. Esrock, Trudy L. Hanson, Jessica C. Hume
• Zusatzinfo: 7 Illustrations including: - 6 Tables; - 1 Graphs.
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Schulbuch / Wörterbuch ► Lernhilfen ► Sekundarstufe I
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Kommunikation / Medien ► Kommunikationswissenschaft
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Erwachsenenbildung
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Empirische Sozialforschung
• Schlagworte: Baby boomers • Experiential Learning • Generational Differences • Generation X • Generation Z • higher education • high-impact practices • Internships • Mentorship • Millennials • Pedagogy • Service Learning • Transformative learning
• ISBN-10: 1-4985-6066-0 / 1498560660
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4985-6066-5 / 9781498560665