The college fear factor : how students and professors misunderstand one another / Rebecca D. Cox.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cox, Rebecca D.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Community college students--Psychology.

Community college students.

Community college teachers--Attitudes.

Community college teachers.

Teacher-student relationships.

Communication in education.

Educational psychology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (209 p.), 1 print resource

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, c2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Rebecca D. Cox draws on five years of interviews and observations at community colleges, where she shows how students and their instructors misunderstand and ultimately fail one another, despite good intentions. Eye-opening even for experienced faculty and administrators, The College Fear Factor reveals how the traditional college culture can actually pose obstacles to students' success, and suggests strategies for effectively explaining academic expectations.

Contents:

Today's college students

Pt. 1. Students. The student fear factor ; Student aspirations: getting the biggest bang for the buck ; "How is that helping us?"

Pt. 2. Classroom dynamics. College teaching ; Professors who "come down to our level"

Pt. 3. Gatekeeping. Academic literacies ; Reimagining college from the inside out.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780674053663

0674053664

OCLC:

648759746