Synopses & Reviews
Focusing on the issues most relevant to the understanding of succeeding in college, this reader includes several essays and articles on each topic, giving readers the chance to consider a number of different perspectives. Gordon and Minnick include personal essays, research-based articles, and other insightful ways of looking at the total college experience. Questions and journal activities accompany the readings to encourage class discussion and personal reflection.
About the Author
Virginia N. Gordon is Adjunct Associate Professor of Education at The Ohio State University and Assistant Dean Emeritus of University College at Ohio State.Thomas L. Minnick is Special Assistant to the Vice Provost of Minority Affairs at The Ohio State University.
Table of Contents
Unit One: THE VALUE OF A COLLEGE EDUCATION: WHY AM I IN COLLEGE? Unit Introduction. The Lure of Learning--William J. Bennett. The Difference between High School and College--Jack Meiland. A New Debate is Joined Over an Old Question: Is College an Investment or an End in Itself?--James Cicarelli. An Uncluttered Perspective--Howard Gardner. American Higher Education: A Brief History--William H. Halverson. Unit Summary. Unit Two: WHAT CAN I EXPECT FROM COLLEGE AND HOW WILL I CHANGE? Unit Introduction. Two Million Futuresà--Wesley R. Habley. The Developing College Student--Virginia N. Gordon. The Thread-Denise Levertov. Freshman Can Be Taught to Think Creatively, Not Just Amass Information--David C. Finster. College Pressures--William Zinsser. Dorm Dos and Donts--E. Gordon Gee. Loneliness--Barbara M. Newman and Philip R. Newman. Unit Summary. Unit Three: HOW CAN I SUCCEED ACADEMICALLY? Unit Introduction. What Students Must Know to Success in the 21st Century--Donna Uchida. Major Decisions--James Turnstead Burtchaell. College Major Doesnt Mean All That Much-William Rasberry. Fourteen Ways at Looking at Electives--Thomas L. Minnick. The Right Stuff: Reaserch Strategies for the Internet Age--Nancy OHanlon. Please! Its Only Seven Minutes Late, Professor--Joel J. Gold. Why I Dont Let My Students Cut My Classes--William R. Brown. Unit Summary. Unit Four: HOW SHOULD I EXPECT TO LEARN? Unit Introduction. Understanding Who is Smart--Jennifer James. Learning Styles: They Can Help or Hinder--Al Siebert and Bernadine Gilpin. Active Learning--James Twining. An Overview of Service Learning--Alan Waterman. Distance Learning--Michael Governati, George Steele, and Kate Carey. What Makes a Successful Online Student?--Illinois Online Network. Unit Summary. Unit Five: WHAT ABOUT TECHNOLOGY? Unit Introduction. The Times of Our Lives--Mortimer B. Zuckerman. Interview with John Seely Brown--Larry King. Virtual Legality--Steven McDonald. The Connected Library-Clifford Stoll. Technology Eliminating Conversation-Ellen Goodman. Unit Summary. Unit Six: WHAT SHOULD I KNOW ABOUT CAREERS? Unit Introduction. Getting a Living--Henry David Thoreau. Job Search: Chance or Plan?--Mark R. Ballard. Postgraduate Paralysis--Mary Sherry. The Virtual Organization--Samuel E. Bleecker. A Career Pattern for the 21st Century--Peggy Simonsen. Unit Summary. Unit Seven: WHAT ARE MY RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES AS A STUDENT? Unit Introduction. On Academic Freedom--William H. Halverson and James R. Carter. The New Immorality--Joseph Wood Krutch. Ideas as Property--Thomas L. Minnick. Please Stop This Talk About Values-George F. Will. Unit Summary. Unit Eight: WHAT IS DIVERSITY AND WHY IS IT IMPORTANT TO ME? Unit Introduction. Fitting In--Betty LaSere Erickson and Diane Weltner Strommer. How Discrimination WorksandWhy it Matters: Some Personal Statements. Getting to Know About You and Me--Chana Schoenberger. What Could I Know of Racism--Joy E. Weeber. The Face of Racism--Edward A. Delgado-Romero. An Asian Americans Experience with Racism--Donna Talbot. PainandPerseverance: Perspectives of an Ally--Lisa J. Brandyberry. RaceandRacism in America--Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. I Have a Dream--Martin Luther King. Unit Summary. Unit Nine: LIFE AFTER COLLEGE: FUTURE SUCCESS OR FUTURE SHOCK? Unit Introduction. Having a Degree and Being Educated--Edmund D. Pelligrino. Peering into the Future with Wilbur and Orville Wright--Malcolm Wells. Time of Discontinuity-Arthur Levine and Jeanette Cureton. Unit Summary.