A Practitioner's Guide to Supporting Graduate and Professional Students

This guide helps faculty and student affairs practitioners better serve graduate and professional school students by defining current issues, exploring diverse student needs, and providing actionable strategies for support. Case studies showcase specific examples of practice, and an appendix is available for download.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 268 pages
Publication date: 25 February 2022
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

This comprehensive guide is designed to enhance the support and guidance provided to graduate and professional school students as they navigate the unique challenges and complexities of their academic journey. It aims to equip faculty and student affairs practitioners with the knowledge and skills necessary to effectively serve these students, fostering their growth and success.

The book offers a practical and actionable approach, providing a common language for practitioners to advocate for themselves and their students. It defines current issues and challenges surrounding graduate and professional student development, offering insights into their diverse needs and social, personal, and psychological development. Through extensive research and case studies, the book explores effective strategies and practices for supporting post-baccalaureate student thriving, including holistic development models, integration of academic, personal, professional, and career development, engagement initiatives, diversity, equity, and inclusion approaches, partnerships between graduate schools and student affairs professionals, and assessment practices.

The guide is tailored to practitioners, professionals, and faculty at all levels who work to support post-baccalaureate student thriving. It offers a wealth of tools, resources, communication strategies, and actionable theory-to-practice connections to assist practitioners in effectively addressing the unique needs of graduate and professional students. An appendix is available for download online, providing additional support material and references.

By embracing this guide, faculty and student affairs practitioners can play a vital role in creating an inclusive and supportive environment that empowers graduate and professional school students to reach their full potential and achieve their academic and professional goals.

Weight: 406g
Dimension: 151 x 228 x 23 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780367639884