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 21st 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 21st century challenges, this seminal text serves as a companion resource that presents innovative 21st 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