| Becoming Socialized in Student Affairs Administration: A Guide for New Professionals and Their Supervisors Contributor(s): Tull, Ashley (Editor), Hirt, Joan B. (Editor), Saunders, Sue (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1579222765 ISBN-13: 9781579222765 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $37.95 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2009 Annotation: Effective socialization of new student affairs professionals is essentialboth for the individual success of these practitioners, and for the work of a college or university that promotes student learning. It enables new professionals to manage the important personal and professional transitions they experience throughout their careers, engage in continuous professional development, and achieve high levels of productivity. It also counteracts the high attrition rate among new hires, with all the attendant costs to the institution in terms of resources spent on recruiting, hiring, training, supervising, and developing staff talent. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Education | Higher |
| Dewey: 378.197 |
| LCCN: 2008054641 |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.9" W x 8.8" (0.79 lbs) 260 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: WIth the stated intent of improving practice, enhancing work life quality, and stemming the attrition of new professionals from student affairs, the authors of thsi edited text apply socialization theory as an overarching framework and articulate a multifaceeted approach to the preparation and transition of new professionals across multiple venues... In Summary, [this book] articulates a common framework that holds significant promise for both improving student affairs practice and enhancing the quality of new professionals work life.--Journal of College Student Development This book offers insights useful to several audiences, and is likely to contribute to the successful integration and retention of new student affairs professionals.--The Review of Higher Education Effective socialization of new student affairs professionals is essential--both for the individual success of these practitioners, and for the work of a college or university that promotes student learning. It enables new professionals to manage the important personal and professional transitions they experience throughout their careers, engage in continuous professional development, and achieve high levels of productivity. It also counteracts the high attrition rate among new hires, with all the attendant costs to the institution in terms of resources spent on recruiting, hiring, training, supervising, and developing staff talent. The socialization process for new professionals includes formal and informal elements that influence both success and quality of work life. This book defines the concept, explains its value, offers a model of socialization, and examines the institutional context in which the socialization of new professionals occurs, describing how different institutional types influence the socialization process. |
Contributor Bio(s): Tull, Ashley: - Ashley Tull serves as the Director of Assessment and Strategic Initiatives for the Division of Student Affairs at SMU. He most recently served as Assistant Vice President for Student Life Studies at Tarleton State University and has held previous administration and teaching roles at the University of Texas at Arlington, University of Arkansas-Fayetteville, Florida State University, Georgia Highlands College, and Middle Georgia State College. Tull earned a bachelor of science with honors in social and rehabilitation services and a master's of education in college student personnel services from the University of Southern Mississippi. He received a graduate certificate in human resource development and a doctorate of education in higher education administration from Florida State University, where he was a Hardee Scholar. Tull has edited two previous books; Becoming Socialized in Student Affairs: A Guide for New Professionals and Their Supervisors, with Joan Hirt and Sue Saunders; and New Realities in the Management of Student Affairs: Emerging Specialist Roles and Structures for Changing Times, with Linda Kuk. Tull serves on the editorial boards of the Journal of College Student Development, Community College Review, Journal of Community College Research and Practice, College Student Affairs Journal, and the Journal of Student Affairs Research and Practice. His research has been published in the College Student Affairs Journal, NASPA Journal , the Journal of College and Character, Research in the Schools and the Journal of College Student Development.Hirt, Joan B.: - Joan B. HirtSaunders, Sue: - Sue Saunders |