George D. Kuh

Cultural Perspectives in Student Affairs Work

• Broschiertes Buch

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.

Produktdetails

• American College Personnel Association Series
• Verlag: University Press of America
• Seitenzahl: 138
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. Juni 1993
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 8mm
• Gewicht: 212g
• ISBN-13: 9781883485016
• ISBN-10: 1883485010
• Artikelnr.: 29234262

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