Keys to Community College Success
7th Edition
Published on 20. October 2014
Book
Paperback/Softback
384 pages
978-0-321-91853-6 (ISBN)
Description
Keys to Community College Successprovides the established KEYS set of tools for success - an understanding of how coursework connects to career and life goal achievement, and analytical, creative, and practical thinking coverage that empowers a range of cognitive ability.
KEY TOPICS: Sets the standard for connecting academic success to success beyond school, showing students how to apply strategies within college, career, and life. This Seventh edition retains Keys' tried-and-true emphasis on thinking skills and problem solving, re-imagined with two goals in mind: One, a risk and reward framework that reflects the demands today's students face, and two, a focus on student experience specific to two-year schools with a more extensive research base and increased metacognition, helping students get a degree, get skills, or work toward a transfer. Helps students take ownership, develop academic and transferable skills, and show the results of commitment and action so they are well equipped with the concentration, commitment, focus, and persistence necessary to succeed.
MARKET: For First Year Experience, Student Success, and Introduction to College courses for students attending two year programs.
KEY TOPICS: Sets the standard for connecting academic success to success beyond school, showing students how to apply strategies within college, career, and life. This Seventh edition retains Keys' tried-and-true emphasis on thinking skills and problem solving, re-imagined with two goals in mind: One, a risk and reward framework that reflects the demands today's students face, and two, a focus on student experience specific to two-year schools with a more extensive research base and increased metacognition, helping students get a degree, get skills, or work toward a transfer. Helps students take ownership, develop academic and transferable skills, and show the results of commitment and action so they are well equipped with the concentration, commitment, focus, and persistence necessary to succeed.
MARKET: For First Year Experience, Student Success, and Introduction to College courses for students attending two year programs.
Reviews / Votes
"I love the presentation. I really like the 'Talk Risk and Reward' pieces. I think they not only provoke thought and conversation between peers, but they allow students to process their self-talk and roots to why they do what they do. I like the fact that the textbook photos and icons are up-to-date with the newest technology and trends. I also appreciate the diversity of the students in pictures and highlighted in the cases." --Fatina LaMar-Taylor, Prince George's Community College"Good topic selection--relevant; easy to read and well researched." --Peg Adams, Northern Kentucky University
"Assessing risks and rewards is integral to forging success; in life, in degree completion, and in related opportunities (for example seeking scholarships, internships, job openings). Feeling comfortable with the risk and reward assessment process is a strong message regarding decision-making, making needed behavioral changes, assessing choices and alternative ways of thinking, and ultimately, 'thinking big' using visioning and dreaming." --Trish Joyce, Broward College
"It is in the process of productive struggle, deliberate practice, and making explicit connections that we can realize that educational risk-taking is the only way to assure that every option for our future remains open to us." --Dede deLaughter, Gainesville State College
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Other editions
Previous edition
Carol J. Carter | Joyce Bishop | Sarah Lyman Kravits
Keys to Success
Building Analytical, Creative and Practical Skills, Brief Edition
Book
07/2011
6th Edition
Pearson
€55.70
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Persons
Carol Carter has spent her entire career in the business world, where she has a track record of success in corporate America, entrepreneurship, and non-profit. Her student success work is driven by firsthand knowledge of what employers expect and demand from today's graduates. As President of LifeBound, an academic and career coaching company, she drives the company's goal to help middle school and high school students become competitive in today's world, and she teaches study, interpersonal, and career skills to students as well as training and certifying adults in academic coaching skills. Carol speaks on educational topics nationally and internationally and is an expert blogger for the Huffington Post under "Impact," "College," and "Business." Carol is a co-author on many books for Pearson including the Keys to Success series as well as Keys to Business Communication and the Career Tool Kit. She has also published a series of books for K-12 students through LifeBound, including Dollars and Sense: How To Be Smart About Money and Majoring In the Rest of Your Life: Career Secrets for College Students.
Sarah Kravits teaches student success at Montclair State University and has been studying and writing about student success for over 15 years. She is a co-author on the Keys to Success series, including Keys to College Success, Keys to Community College Success, Keys to Success, Keys to Effective Learning, Keys to Online Learning, and Keys to Success Quick. Sarah has given workshops and trainings on student success topics such as critical thinking, risk and reward, and time management at schools all over the country.
Sarah Kravits teaches student success at Montclair State University and has been studying and writing about student success for over 15 years. She is a co-author on the Keys to Success series, including Keys to College Success, Keys to Community College Success, Keys to Success, Keys to Effective Learning, Keys to Online Learning, and Keys to Success Quick. Sarah has given workshops and trainings on student success topics such as critical thinking, risk and reward, and time management at schools all over the country.
Content
Quick Start to College: Helpful Information and Advice as You Begin
1. The Rewards of College: Taking Risks that Move You Toward Success
2. Values, Goals, and Time: Managing Yourself
3. Learning How You Learn: Making the Most of Your Abilities
4. Critical, Creative, and Practical Thinking: Solving Problems and Making Decisions
5. Reading and Information Literacy: Learning from Print and Online Materials
6. Listening and Note Taking: Taking In and Recording Information
7. Memory and Studying: Retaining What You Learn
8. Test Taking: Showing What You Know
9. Diversity and Communication: Making Relationships Work
10. Wellness and Stress Management: Staying Healthy in Mind and Body
11. Managing Money: Living Below Your Means
12. Careers and More: Building a Successful Future
Appendix: Writing
Appendix: Social Networking and Media
1. The Rewards of College: Taking Risks that Move You Toward Success
2. Values, Goals, and Time: Managing Yourself
3. Learning How You Learn: Making the Most of Your Abilities
4. Critical, Creative, and Practical Thinking: Solving Problems and Making Decisions
5. Reading and Information Literacy: Learning from Print and Online Materials
6. Listening and Note Taking: Taking In and Recording Information
7. Memory and Studying: Retaining What You Learn
8. Test Taking: Showing What You Know
9. Diversity and Communication: Making Relationships Work
10. Wellness and Stress Management: Staying Healthy in Mind and Body
11. Managing Money: Living Below Your Means
12. Careers and More: Building a Successful Future
Appendix: Writing
Appendix: Social Networking and Media