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040			_aMnU _beng _cMnU
050		4	_aLB1062.6
100	1		_aLamoreaux, Alise _eauthor
245	0	2	_aA Different Road To College _bA Guide For Transitioning Non-Traditional Students _cAlise Lamoreaux
264		2	_bOpen Textbook Library
264		1	_bOpen Oregon Educational Resources
300			_a1 online resource
490	0		_aOpen textbook library.
505	0		_aIntroduction -- Chapter 1: What's College For? -- Chapter 2: Choosing A College To Attend Supplemental Fun -- Chapter 3: Evolution To College: Becoming A College Student -- Chapter 4: Speaking The Language of College -- Chapter 5: Planning A College Schedule -- Chapter 6: Navigating The College Website -- Chapter 7: Placement Testing -- Chapter 8: Beyond Tuition: Understanding College Expenses -- Chapter 9: Hidden Money: ScholarshipsRandom Autobiographies -- Chapter 10: College Resources -- Chapter 11: Pulling It All Together -- Notes for Instructors -- About The Author
520	0		_aA Different Road To College: A Guide For Transitioning Non-Traditional Students is designed to introduce students to the contextual issues of college. Non-traditional students have an ever-growing presence on college campuses, especially community colleges. This open educational resource is designed to engage students in seeing themselves as college students and understanding the complexity of what that means to their lives. Non-traditional students face critical issues surrounding participation and success in college. These critical issues include, but are not limited to, the following Strategies for managing competing needs on their time Difficulty navigating institutional environments Understanding the culture of college Transitional services not in place to the same degree as for "traditional" students Knowledgeable support systems Personal barriers Unpredictable influences on their schedules Work first, study second priorities Paying for college Underprepared foundation skills (Reading, Writing, Math, Computer Literacy, Human Relations, Oral Communication).Most textbooks available on the topic of college transition/success today focus on the traditional 18-year old student and the needs of someone living away from home for the first time.The goal of the book is to help students understand how to select the right college for them and then become acquainted with the inner workings and language of college. The book is designed to be a practical guide for first-generation college students as they navigate potentially unfamiliar topics such as understanding the costs of college beyond tuition, navigating college websites, and defining critical language needed to understand communication regarding the context and culture of the college.
542	1		_fAttribution
546			_aIn English.
588	0		_aDescription based on print resource
650		0	_aAcademic achievement _vTextbooks
710	2		_aOpen Textbook Library _edistributor
856	4	0	_uhttps://open.umn.edu/opentextbooks/textbooks/450 _zAccess online version
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