Synopsis
Foundations: A Reader for New College Students helps you understand what college is all about, how you will change, and how to start asking the critical questions that are important to your success. Packed with balanced readings that encourage you to consider different points of view for each of the topics presented, this reader explores issues relating to technology, diversity, civic rights and responsibilities, and more-giving you the best possible start on the path to academic success.
Additional Features to Help You Succeed:
A new "Seniors' Advice to New Students" section offers helpful advice you can immediately put to use as you begin navigating your first year of college.
The accompanying student companion website gives you the opportunity to complete your journal entries online.
Visit www.cengage.com/success/Gordon/Foundations5e.
Topics such as personal wellness, life after college, academic advising, time-management issues, avoiding plagiarism, and the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) are prominently included to ensure that you're prepared for any challenges you may encounter in college.
Booknews
This textbook comprises a collection of essays, each introduced and supplemented with discussion questions and vocabulary lists, on various issues of interest to students beginning college. Among the topics: what to expect from classes and living arrangements, how to succeed academically, and how to handle the many facets of college experience. The essays are a compendium of pieces by college administrators, magazine columnists, and professionals from various fields. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)