Finding the why : personalizing learning in higher education / Margit Misangyi Watts, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Watts, Margit Misangyi, 1949- editor.

Series:

New directions for teaching and learning ; no. 145.

New directions for teaching and learning, 0271-0633 ; number 145

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Learning.

Student-centered learning.

College students.

College dropouts--Prevention.

College dropouts.

Education, Higher.

Physical Description:

101 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

San Francisco : Jossey-Bass, [2016]

Summary:

"This volume of New Directions for Teaching and Learning addresses how we might help students find the 'why' of their educational endeavors. This volume draws on the perspectives of seasoned scholars from around the country who consider the low retention rates and lack of engagement in many students"--Page 4 of cover.

Contents:

Personalizing learning / margit misangyi watts

Educational success and surrounding culture / Garrison Walters

Integrative learning: making liberal education purposeful, personal, and practical / Ann S. Ferren, Chad B. Anderson

Project-based learning in colleges of business: is it enough to develop educated graduates? / Penny Pence Smith, Lindsey A. Gibson

Making learning meaningful: engaging students in ways that matter to them / George D. Kuh

Challenging the first year of college: old models and new imperatives / Shala A. Mills, George L. Mehaffy

After the doors opened: asking why at a new community college / Scott Evenbeck, Linda E. Merians

The undergraduate learning community: a bridge to understanding why / Stephen J. Romanoff

Why higher education: lessons learned in a learner-centered college / Sandford C. Shugart

Concluding remarks / margit misangyi watts.

Notes:

"Spring 2016."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781119254188

1119254183

OCLC:

929586191