Why students resist learning : a practical model for understanding and helping students / edited by Anton O. Tolman and Janine Kremling ; foreword by John Tagg.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Tolman, Anton O., editor.

Kremling, Janine, 1977- editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

College student development programs.

Education, Higher--Psychological aspects.

Education, Higher.

Learning, Psychology of.

Physical Description:

xix, 247 pages : illustration ; 23 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Sterling, Virginia : Stylus Publishing, LLC, 2017.

Summary:

The purpose of this book is to help faculty develop a coherent and integrated understanding of the various causes of student resistance to learning, provide them with a rationale for responding constructively, and enable diem to create conditions conducive to implementing effective learning strategies. In this book leaders will discover an innovative integrated model that accounts for student behaviors and creates a foundation for intentional and informed discussion, evaluation, and the development of effective counter strategies. Book jacket.

Contents:

Preface : What makes this book unique / Anton O. Tolman

Defining and understanding student resistance / Anton O. Tolman, Andy Sechler, and Shea Smart

Student voices : discovering resistance / Averie Hamilton, Andy Sechler, Colt Rothlisberger, Shea Smart, Anton O. Tolman, Matthew Andersen, Rob Blair, and Amy Lindstrom

Obstacles, biases, and the urgent need to understand the social cost of resistance / Anton O. Tolman, Andy Sechler, and Shea Smart

The impact of institutional culture on student disengagement and resistance to learning / Janine Kremling and Erikca DeAnn Brown

Societal and environmental influences that shape student motivation / Christopher Lee and Amy Lindstrom

Through the students' eyes : internalized forces that shape student motivation / Christopher Lee, Andy Sechler, and Shea Smart

Negative classroom experiences / Janine Kremling, Colt Rothlisberger, and Shea Smart

Seeing the invisible : how cognitive and developmental influences shape student resistance / Trevor Morris, Rob Blair, and Colt Rothlisberger

How promoting student metacognition can reduce resistance / Rob Blair, Anton O. Tolman, Janine Kremling, and Trevor Morris

Creating a campus climate to reduce resistance / Anton O. Tolman, Janine Kremling, and Ryan Radmall

Epilogue : Final thoughts / Anton O. Tolman and Janine Kremling.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Why students resist learning

ISBN:

9781620363430

1620363437

9781620363447

1620363445

OCLC:

944086582