Life-Skills for College: A Curriculum for Life
Edition: 3
Copyright: 2012
Pages: 344
Edition: 3
Copyright: 2012
Pages: 344
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Life-Skills for College is organized around a core set of life-skills necessary for optimizing performance at the college level and that are necessary for establishing a fulfilling life after graduation.
The NEW 3rd edition of Life-Skills for College:
- Highlights life-skills as dynamic tools in a wide array of situations encountered over a lifetime.
- Features information, techniques, and exercises based on the authors' knowledge of human development and their experiences concerning the specific requirements for success in an academic setting.
- Contains 15 chapters structured to assist students in gaining personal insight that leads to meaningful action.
- Is now available in a 4-color text
Life-Skills for College provides added and strengthened skills related to being an autonomous learner, seeking and obtaining a relevant vocation, fostering continuous personal growth, and becoming an informed and responsible member of a rapidly changing world.
Section 1 The Wheel of Life: Life-Skills for College
Chapter 1 Life-Skills for College: A Curriculum for Lifelong Learning
Chapter 2 Finding and Using One’s Existing Motivation: Realignment and Enhancement
Section 2 Problem-Solving/Decision-Making Skills
Chapter 3 Creating Time through Effective Time Management
Chapter 4 Building a Repertoire of Good Habits for Academic Survival
Chapter 5 Learning: The Connection to Memory and Memorization
Chapter 6 Learning Style: One’s Distinctive Manner of Learning
Chapter 7 Winning Test Performance: Fine-Tuning Your Test-Taking Skills
Chapter 8 Critical Thinking: Developing Critical Skills for the 21st Century
Chapter 9 Acquiring Financial Skills: The Buck Stops with You
Section 3 Interpersonal Communication/Human Relations Skills
Chapter 10 Relationships: The Bridges That Connect Self and Others
Chapter 11 Connecting Common Threads across a Diverse World
Section 4 Physical Fitness/Health Maintenance Skills
Chapter 12 Holistic Health: The Union of Mind, Body, and Spirit
Chapter 13 Stress: Accentuate the Positive
Section 5 Identity Development/Purpose-in-Life Skills
Chapter 14 Vocation: More than a Job, More than a Career
Chapter 15 Campus and Community Connections: Development and Application of Life-Skills