Since it was first published in 1980, "Student Services: A Handbook for the Profession" has become a classic reference in the field. In the fourth edition of this important resource the contributors' - a stellar panel of student affairs scholars - examine the changing context of the student experience in higher education, the evolution of the role of student affairs professionals, and the philosophies, ethics, and theories that guide the practice of student affairs work.Comprehensive in scope, this book covers a broad range of relevant topics including the development of student affairs, legal and ethical foundations of student affairs practice, student development, learning and retention theories, organizational theory, dynamics of campus environments, strategic planning and finance, information technology in student affairs, managing human resources, multiculturalism, teaching, counseling and helping skills, assessment and evaluation, and new lessons from research on student outcomes.
- ISBN13 9780787971236
- Publish Date 17 June 2003 (first published 7 April 2003)
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country US
- Publisher John Wiley & Sons Inc
- Imprint Jossey-Bass Inc.,U.S.
- Edition 4th Revised edition
- Format eBook
- Pages 768
- Language English
- URL http://wiley.com/remtitle.cgi?isbn=0787971235