The Senior Year: Culminating Experiences and TransitionsMary Stuart Hunter, Jennifer R. Keup, Jillian Kinzie National Resource Center for the First-Year Experience and Students in Transition, University of South Carolina, 2012 - Education - 229 pages Increasing pressures on colleges and universities to ensure degree completion and job placement as measures of success make it imperative that the path to graduation is clear and that seniors receive the support needed to earn a degree and make a successful transition to life beyond college. This new edited collection describes today's college seniors and offers strategies for supporting them to graduation through high-impact educational initiatives. Contributors also address issues related to career development; workplace transitions; and opportunities for integration, reflection, closure, and ongoing engagement as students leave college. Educators charged with improving the end-of-college experience will find this an invaluable resource. |
