Informed Transitions: Libraries Supporting the High School to College Transition: Libraries Supporting the High School to College Transition

Informed Transitions: Libraries Supporting the High School to College Transition identifies the ways in which libraries and librarians can work together and create valuable resources that help students transition successfully to college—despite the challenges of increasing demand and diminishing resources.

The book is organized into three sections: background, expectations, and skills; conversations and collaborations; and programs and resources. Section 1 establishes a foundational understanding of the libraries' role in supporting college transitions. Section 2 shares model conversations that move this work forward, stressing its collaborative nature. The third section highlights some well-established programs and resources that effectively support high school to college transitions. Practical information is provided throughout, pinpointing what high school students need to know to smoothly transition to college, spotlighting the expectations of college professors, and discussing audience-specific methods of working with students at the high school and college levels.

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Informed Transitions: Libraries Supporting the High School to College Transition: Libraries Supporting the High School to College Transition

Informed Transitions: Libraries Supporting the High School to College Transition identifies the ways in which libraries and librarians can work together and create valuable resources that help students transition successfully to college—despite the challenges of increasing demand and diminishing resources.

The book is organized into three sections: background, expectations, and skills; conversations and collaborations; and programs and resources. Section 1 establishes a foundational understanding of the libraries' role in supporting college transitions. Section 2 shares model conversations that move this work forward, stressing its collaborative nature. The third section highlights some well-established programs and resources that effectively support high school to college transitions. Practical information is provided throughout, pinpointing what high school students need to know to smoothly transition to college, spotlighting the expectations of college professors, and discussing audience-specific methods of working with students at the high school and college levels.

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Informed Transitions: Libraries Supporting the High School to College Transition: Libraries Supporting the High School to College Transition

Informed Transitions: Libraries Supporting the High School to College Transition: Libraries Supporting the High School to College Transition

by Kenneth J. Burhanna (Editor)
Informed Transitions: Libraries Supporting the High School to College Transition: Libraries Supporting the High School to College Transition

Informed Transitions: Libraries Supporting the High School to College Transition: Libraries Supporting the High School to College Transition

by Kenneth J. Burhanna (Editor)

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Informed Transitions: Libraries Supporting the High School to College Transition identifies the ways in which libraries and librarians can work together and create valuable resources that help students transition successfully to college—despite the challenges of increasing demand and diminishing resources.

The book is organized into three sections: background, expectations, and skills; conversations and collaborations; and programs and resources. Section 1 establishes a foundational understanding of the libraries' role in supporting college transitions. Section 2 shares model conversations that move this work forward, stressing its collaborative nature. The third section highlights some well-established programs and resources that effectively support high school to college transitions. Practical information is provided throughout, pinpointing what high school students need to know to smoothly transition to college, spotlighting the expectations of college professors, and discussing audience-specific methods of working with students at the high school and college levels.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781610691291
Publisher: ABC-CLIO, Incorporated
Publication date: 02/07/2013
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 238
File size: 3 MB

About the Author

Kenneth J. Burhanna is associate professor and head of instructional services at Kent State University Libraries, Kent, OH.

Table of Contents

Annotated Bibliography of Transition Literature

College Expectations

Free and Low-Cost Resources

Information Literacy Standards and Assessment

Post-Secondary Enrollment Option Students

Pre-Service Teacher Education

Professional Development

School and Academic Librarian Collaboration

State-Level Collaborations

Students with Disabilities and the Transition to College

The Early College Movement

Transitions and the Community College

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