Dear Parents : A FIELD GUIDE for COLLEGE PREPARATION /
"Written for parents and families of college-bound students, this book is the one tool they'll need to navigate the complex (and often emotional) challenge of getting their daughters or sons into--and through--college. From early childhood to setting up their dorm room, this book provides...
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Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press,
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| description | "Written for parents and families of college-bound students, this book is the one tool they'll need to navigate the complex (and often emotional) challenge of getting their daughters or sons into--and through--college. From early childhood to setting up their dorm room, this book provides parents with insights, wisdom, and guidance about college (what it is and why it is a valuable experience), college preparation (including both academic and financial), and choosing a college (how to understand not only the process but also the right fit and value). Letters written by college and educational professionals, all with their own college-aged children, frame and illuminate each chapter. The letters offer advice about preparation for college gleaned from personal and professional experiences. Undergirded by research but informed by many years of experience, Dear Parents is designed to both engage and inform parents"-- |
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| spelling | KOHA-OAI-TEST:5610782021-08-03T04:27:29ZDear Parents : A FIELD GUIDE for COLLEGE PREPARATION / McGee, Jon, 1962-, author 633325 textBaltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press,2018©2018eng"Written for parents and families of college-bound students, this book is the one tool they'll need to navigate the complex (and often emotional) challenge of getting their daughters or sons into--and through--college. From early childhood to setting up their dorm room, this book provides parents with insights, wisdom, and guidance about college (what it is and why it is a valuable experience), college preparation (including both academic and financial), and choosing a college (how to understand not only the process but also the right fit and value). Letters written by college and educational professionals, all with their own college-aged children, frame and illuminate each chapter. The letters offer advice about preparation for college gleaned from personal and professional experiences. Undergirded by research but informed by many years of experience, Dear Parents is designed to both engage and inform parents"--Includes bibliographical references and index.Foreword, by Chris Farrell -- Prologue: In the Beginning -- One. Discover College -- Two. School Matters Dear -- Parents: Planning for College in the Car Seat Years, by Rachelle Hernandez -- Three. Fit -- Four. Money Matters -- Five. Choose -- Six. A New Chapter Dear Children -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Index."Written for parents and families of college-bound students, this book is the one tool they'll need to navigate the complex (and often emotional) challenge of getting their daughters or sons into--and through--college. From early childhood to setting up their dorm room, this book provides parents with insights, wisdom, and guidance about college (what it is and why it is a valuable experience), college preparation (including both academic and financial), and choosing a college (how to understand not only the process but also the right fit and value). Letters written by college and educational professionals, all with their own college-aged children, frame and illuminate each chapter. The letters offer advice about preparation for college gleaned from personal and professional experiences. Undergirded by research but informed by many years of experience, Dear Parents is designed to both engage and inform parents"--PSZ_JBCollege student orientationEducation, HigherURN:ISBN:9781421426839 |
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