Editors

A. McDonough (Ed.)

Document Type

Book Section

Publication Date

2015

Publisher

RPC Press: Armita Publishing

Book Title

Expect Success: Academic Success Programs for Higher Education

First page number:

50

Last page number:

80

Abstract

Although students in higher education are increasingly becoming more diverse, one thing that students of all types have in common is that they struggle adjusting to college life (Keup & Petschauer, 2011 ). These struggles are most prominent during their first year of college (American College Testing, 2014). While many co-curricular programs have been deemed valuable in helping address first-year student challenges, a renewed and surging interest has emerged in an over-century old practice of providing face-to-face seminars geared toward helping students transition from high school to college (Keup & Petschauer, 2011). Today, first-year seminars are very common and exist in all types of higher education institutions - small and large, two- and four-year, public and private, not-for-profit and for-profit - and continue to find great success (e.g.. Keup & Petschauer, 2011; Pascarella & Terenzini, 2005). Drawing from existing research, practical experience, and relevant examples, this chapter provides an overview of the first-year seminar while synchronously serving as a companion for creating and implementing a first-year seminar program.

Controlled Subject

Education--Curricula; Education, Higher; Instructional and educational works

Disciplines

Curriculum and Instruction | Educational Methods | Higher Education Administration

File Format

pdf

File Size

2380 KB

Language

English

Rights

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