Thriving in College and Beyond : Research-Based Strategies for Academic Success and Personal Development

Thriving in College & Beyond: Research-Based Strategies for Academic Success and Personal Development covers the full range of topics and issues that impact student success. Content is delivered through a variety of educational formats and learning modalities, including snapshot summaries, concept maps, content-relevant cartoons, inspirational quotes from successful students and influential people, and poignant personal stories from the authors.

The book is:

1. Substantive

• Built on a bedrock of robust research drawn from multiple academic disciplines and student development theories.
• Equips students with a comprehensive set of specific, action-based strategies that identify what to do to succeed in college and compelling reasons why to do it.

2. Holistic

• Focuses on the student as a whole person (social, emotional, physical, financial, etc.), addressing both academic and "nonacademic" factors that affect student success.
• Targets lifelong learning practices that facilitate students' transition to, through, and beyond college.

3. Interactive

• Pre-chapter questions activate students' thinking and prior knowledge about the upcoming topic.
• Within-chapter questions punctuate students' reading with opportunities for reflection.
• Post-chapter exercises consolidate knowledge acquired from the chapter and promote practical application.

The new sixth edition features:

• expanded coverage of diversity, equity and inclusion plus information on implicit bias, systemic racism and anti-racism
• information literacy expanded to include media literacy―strategies for evaluating credibility of news sources, recognizing fact-based journalism, and detecting news-media bias, misinformation, disinformation, and conspiratorial thinking
• mental health coverage augmented by positive psychology principles and practices
• mindfulness principles and practices infused across chapters
• brain-based learning and emotional wellness strategies embedded throughout the book
• updated research evidence and internet resources included in all chapters