Connections to College Success

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Cengage Learning, Jan 2, 2006 - Education - 160 pages
Authored by John Santrock, a prominent developmental psychologist, and Jane Halonen, an educational leader in critical thinking, this new text will appeal to instructors who teach a short version of the college success course, have not previously or recently used a commercial textbook, and/or use handouts or self-published packets to teach the course. The low price of the book coupled with its accessible design and tightly focused content allow instructors to zero in on key concepts that are vital for student success. The text and visuals demonstrate diversity in student age, gender, ethnicity, culture, and socio-economic background.
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About the author (2006)

JOHN W. SANTROCK, Ph.D., is a leading author of college success and psychology textbooks. He is a professor of psychology and human development at the University of Texas at Dallas (UTD), where he helped to establish the college success program. More than two million students have used his top-selling texts, which include PSYCHOLOGY: CONTEXTS, SCIENCE, AND APPLICATIONS. In addition to college success strategies, his research interests focus on the nature of family processes and the social development of children and adolescents. JANE S. HALONEN, psychology professor, author, and critical thinking expert, is dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of West Florida. Renowned throughout academia for her efforts to improve student learning, she is the recipient of the 2000 American Psychological Foundation Award for Distinguished Teaching. Her research interests include the scholarship of teaching, psychology pedagogy, and assessment and evaluation.

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