George D. Kuh

Cultural Perspectives in Student Affairs Work (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This book describes how student affairs professionals can use cultural perspectives in their work. Toward this end, the contributors emphasize implications and applications of cultural perspectives by drawing on reviews of the literature and their experience in different kinds of colleges and universities. It may be used as a reference when developing and evaluating student affairs programs and services, and to assist new and continuing staff members in identifying, understanding, and appreciating the influence of institutional culture on the behavior of students, faculty, and staff. Co-published with American College Personnel Association.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury eBooks US
• Seitenzahl: 136
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. Mai 1993
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781461679707
• Artikelnr.: 74899944

Autorenporträt

George D. Kuh is Professor of Higher Education at Indiana University.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1 Using Cultural Perspectives in Student Affairs
Chapter 2 Properties of Institutional Culture
Chapter 3 Side by Side: Faculty and Student Affairs Cultures
Chapter 4 Student Culture
Chapter 5 "Making the Familiar Strange:" Discovering Culture
Chapter 6 Loosening the Ties that Bind: Shaping Student Culture
Chapter 7 Some Implications of Cultural Perspectives of Student Affairs