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Overview
The first in-depth treatment of the school/work transition, this book raises the level of discussion above simple how to strategies. Howard considers the values, choices, responsibilities, and challenges facing the student leaving college or graduate/professional school. The transition from school to work entails a reconstruction of experience and of the self that marks the beginning of a crucial stage in the course of a life. Besides shifts in the aims and values attached to learning for school and for work, there are commitments and costs involved in professional life that require special consideration if one is to avoid the hazards of burnout, narrowness, and the loss of cherished skills. To survive personally and professionally in the new, ruthless economy, one needs to be highly adaptable and able to communicate well. In this thought-provoking book Howard underscores the utility of a broad liberal education as a preparation for work.
Synopsis
A philosophical look at one of life's turning points--the departure from school and entry into the working world--that stresses the importance of lifelong learning and growth.
Booknews
Offers college and university graduates advice about the transition from school to work. The advice, which is analytical and reflective, rather than a series of how-to rules, is permeated by one overriding theme: the transition from school to work entails a reconstruction of experience. The author emphasizes the ways in which the internalization of values shapes and controls learning, and the relation between values and goals, dispositions, and performance standards. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.