For courses in Student Success, Freshman Seminar/Orientation, or any course with a Service Learning component. watts, Service Learning, discusses the various programs available to students; the difference between service learning and internships; how to find these programs; and how such experiences help students determine their majors, give back to the community, and find the right career fit. Part of our Student Orientation Series (S.O.S.) which consists of various short booklets on special interest topics-an excellent resource for when assignments or the course focus takes you beyond the standard coverage. Available as a stand alone supplement or for only $2.00 when packaged with any of our texts.

Jabr English Language Learners, 1e This book for college success is the only one that focuses specifically on English Language learners. English Language Learners will help ELL students learn to develop good study habits and stay motivated while managing the psychological and social challenges of transitioning to college. Moving away from home can be difficult for students from different cultural backgrounds. Students can learn to overcome these challenges by becoming aware of different cultural behaviors-and by maintaining a productive relationship and open dialogue with their peers and professors. This text will also help them to develop effective English skills in the areas of reading, writing, and listening--critical for ELLs to achieve academic and professional success. Part of the Student Orientation Series (S.O.S.) consisting of various short booklets on special interest topics. These are an excellent source of in-depth information on specific topics--when assignments or the course focus requires more than just superficial coverage of the subject at hand.

"Prentice Hall presents . . . The Student Orientation Series" Our "Student Orientation Series" (S.O.S.) consists of various short booklets on special interest topics-an excellent resource for when an assignment or the course focus takes you beyond the standard coverage. The first two booklets in the series help students maximize the benefits provided by service learning and learning communities. watts, "Service Learning," discusses the various programs available to students; the difference between service learning and internships; how to find these programs; and how such experiences help students determine their majors, give back to the community, and find the right career fit. Connolly, "Learning Communities," explores various programs, why they have been established, and how students benefit from them. FUTURE TITLES: Additional topics of interest "Computer Basics," will provide the basic skills necessary for using the computer and appropriate applications to ensure one's success in college. "Your Guide to Procrastination," will provide the basic strategies for acknowledging, addressing, and ultimately overcoming procrastination to ensure one's success in college and beyond. "English Language Learners" helps students find and assess resources that facilitate their transition into the college culture, academically and socially, and thus increase their comfort level in college. "Peer Mentoring" discusses reasons why and how peer mentors improve student's performance. It also examines qualities of successful peer mentors and strategies on how to become one. At last, handbooks that allow students to explore key topics in ameaningful way-and serve as a resource throughout their college career! Additional Support-in and out of the classroom For instructors and students alike, we encourage you to visit our Student Success Supersite. This valuable resource is at www.prenhall.com/success. Features include: Majors Exploration Career Advice Web Links Tips from Successful Students Student Bulletin Boards Faculty Resources To learn more about Prentice Hall's Student Success and Career Development textbooks and resources, please visit our online catalog at www.prenhall.com.

Connolly, Learning Communities, explores various programs, why they have been established, and how students benefit from them. This book is intended to be an overview on collegiate learning communities.

This volume addresses questions that lie at the core of research into education. It examines the way in which the institutional embeddedness and the social and ethnic composition of students affect educational performance, skill formation, and behavioral outcomes. It discusses the manner in which educational institutions accomplish social integration. It poses the question of whether they can reduce social inequality, – or whether they even facilitate the transformation of heterogeneity into social inequality. Divided into five parts, the volume offers new insights into the many factors, processes and policies that affect performance levels and social inequality in educational institutions. It presents current empirical work on social processes in educational institutions and their outcomes. While its main focus is on the primary and secondary level of education and on occupational training, the book also presents analyses of institutional effects on transitions from vocational training into tertiary educational institutions in an interdisciplinary and internationally comparative approach.