Transition to Success
The Transition to University Program
Published on 22. March 2018
Book
Paperback/Softback
150 pages
978-1-946646-08-8 (ISBN)
Description
The transition to university life challenges many first-year students who experience the normative issues of adjustment during this pivotal year. The Transition to University (T2U) program uses peer-led groups to provide support and information first-year students need in order to be academically and socially successful. This book is a manual for the T2U program that outlines weekly meetings for first-year students throughout their first year of university life. These meetings are co-led by advanced-level undergraduate students who facilitate discussion and offer support, advice, and strategies to be successful throughout the first year. The book also includes a description of a supervision practicum for the student leaders with assignments and suggested readings. Finally, it includes suggestions for assessing the effectiveness of the program. This book is meant to be used in conjunction with the student leadership book, Transition to Success: Training Students to Lead Peer Groups in Higher Education (Harper & Allegretti, 2018).
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Highland Park
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 8 mm
Weight
231 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-946646-08-8 (9781946646088)
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Melinda S. Harper, PhD, is professor of psychology at Queens University of Charlotte. She introduced and continues to codirect the Transition to University (T2U) program. She and her coauthor, Christine Allegretti, have published a number of articles and presented empirical research about the T2U program. In addition to her teaching and research, she also maintains an active clinical practice as a psychologist and partner of Charlotte Psychotherapy & Consultation Group. Her primary clinical focus is on assisting adolescents and young adults with normative transitions in their lives, including the transition from high school to college and from college to the workforce.
Christine L. Allegretti, PhD, is professor of psychology at Queens University of Charlotte. Along with Melinda Harper, she introduced and continues to codirect the Transition to University (T2U) program. Her research interests are in the areas of critical thinking, loneliness, and first-year student adjustment. In addition to teaching in the Department of Psychology, she has taught in the first-year core curriculum program, organized a first-year experience program, and served as chair of psychology and chair of social sciences at Queens. She was also the recipient of the William S. Lee Teaching Award at Queens University of Charlotte.
Christine L. Allegretti, PhD, is professor of psychology at Queens University of Charlotte. Along with Melinda Harper, she introduced and continues to codirect the Transition to University (T2U) program. Her research interests are in the areas of critical thinking, loneliness, and first-year student adjustment. In addition to teaching in the Department of Psychology, she has taught in the first-year core curriculum program, organized a first-year experience program, and served as chair of psychology and chair of social sciences at Queens. She was also the recipient of the William S. Lee Teaching Award at Queens University of Charlotte.