Graduate Students in Transition: Assisting Students Through the First Year
On many campuses, graduate students are a prized resource, supporting faculty research and the undergraduate instructional mission. Yet attrition rates among master's and doctoral students are often alarmingly high. The 50th installment of The First-Year Experience Monograph Series describes the challenges associated with entry into graduate study and offers information about new initiatives and programs designed to ease their transition — from unique orientations and mentoring structures to transition courses and graduate student centers. The monograph is written for educators concerned about master's or doctoral students and their road to success.
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Graduate Students in Transition: Assisting Students Through the First Year
On many campuses, graduate students are a prized resource, supporting faculty research and the undergraduate instructional mission. Yet attrition rates among master's and doctoral students are often alarmingly high. The 50th installment of The First-Year Experience Monograph Series describes the challenges associated with entry into graduate study and offers information about new initiatives and programs designed to ease their transition — from unique orientations and mentoring structures to transition courses and graduate student centers. The monograph is written for educators concerned about master's or doctoral students and their road to success.
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Graduate Students in Transition: Assisting Students Through the First Year

Graduate Students in Transition: Assisting Students Through the First Year

by Kenneth A. Tokuno (Editor)
Graduate Students in Transition: Assisting Students Through the First Year

Graduate Students in Transition: Assisting Students Through the First Year

by Kenneth A. Tokuno (Editor)

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Overview

On many campuses, graduate students are a prized resource, supporting faculty research and the undergraduate instructional mission. Yet attrition rates among master's and doctoral students are often alarmingly high. The 50th installment of The First-Year Experience Monograph Series describes the challenges associated with entry into graduate study and offers information about new initiatives and programs designed to ease their transition — from unique orientations and mentoring structures to transition courses and graduate student centers. The monograph is written for educators concerned about master's or doctoral students and their road to success.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781889271613
Publisher: University of South Carolina Press
Publication date: 01/15/2011
Series: The First-Year Experience Monograph Series , #50
Pages: 174
Product dimensions: 8.40(w) x 10.90(h) x 0.40(d)

About the Author

Kenneth A. Tokuno is the associate dean for Graduate Education at the University of Hawai'i at Manoa. He served on the advisory board of the National Resource Center for the First-Year Experience and Students in Transition.

Table of Contents

Transitions in Context: An Overview of U.S. Graduate Education

Theories Relating to the Transition Into Graduate Study

Transitional Needs of Master’s Students

Graduate Students of Color: Unique Challenges

International Graduate Students: Adjusting to Study in the United States

Orientation Programs for Graduate Students

The Transition Course: Supporting Graduate Students’ Adjustment

A New Context for Mentoring: Graduate Learning Communities

Graduate Student Centers: Locus for Services and Community

An Expanded Perspective on the Graduate Transition: Strategies for Supporting Students From Application to Completion of the First Year

Conclusion: Recommendations for Practice

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