Bridges, Pathways and Transitions

Bridges, Pathways and Transitions
Author: Mahsood Shah
Publisher: Chandos Publishing
Total Pages: 291
Release: 2016-10-04
Genre: Education
ISBN: 008101922X

Bridges, Pathways and Transitions: International Innovations in Widening Participation shows that widening participation initiatives and policies have had a profound impact on improving access to higher education to historically marginalized groups of students from diverse socioeconomic and cultural backgrounds. The research presented provides a source of inspiration to students who are navigating disadvantage to succeed in higher education against the odds. There are stories of success in difficult circumstances, revealing the resilience and determination of individuals and collectives to fight for a place in higher education to improve chances for securing social mobility for next generations. The book also reveals that more work and policy interventions are needed to further equalize the playing field between social groups. Governments need to address the entrenched structural inequalities, particularly the effects of poverty, that prevent more academically able disadvantaged students from participating in higher education on the basis of the circumstances of their birth. Across the globe, social reproduction is far more likely than social mobility because of policies and practices that continue to protect the privilege of those in the middle and top of social structures. With the gap between rich and poor widening at a rate previously unseen, we need radical policies to equalize the playing field in fundamental ways. Focuses on collaborations with schools, families, and communities Highlights tools and methods to aid in the creation of pathways, bridging initiatives into higher education Includes case studies that show how students are supported during the transition into high education systems

Transitions

Transitions
Author: William Bridges
Publisher: Da Capo Lifelong Books
Total Pages: 224
Release: 2019-12-17
Genre: Self-Help
ISBN: 0738285412

Celebrating 40 years of the best-selling guide for coping with life's changes, named one of the 50 all-time best books in self-help and personal development -- with a new Discussion Guide for readers, written by Susan Bridges and aimed at today's current people and organizations facing unprecedented change First published in 1980, Transitions was the first book to explore the underlying and universal pattern of transition. Named one of the fifty most important self-help books of all time, Transitions remains the essential guide for coping with the inevitable changes in life. Transitions takes readers step-by-step through the three perilous stages of any transition, explaining how each stage can be understood and embraced. The book offers an elegant, simple, yet profoundly insightful roadmap to navigate change and move into a hopeful future: Endings. Every transition begins with one. Too often we misunderstand them, confuse them with finality -- that's it, all over, finished! Yet the way we think about endings is key to how we can begin anew. The Neutral Zone. The second hurdle: a seemingly unproductive time-out when we feel disconnected from people and things in the past, and emotionally unconnected to the present. Actually, the neutral zone is a time of reorientation. How can we make the most of it? The New Beginning. We come to beginnings only at the end, when we launch new activities. To make a successful new beginning requires more than simply persevering. It requires an understanding of the external signs and inner signals that point the way to the future.

Transitions

Transitions
Author: William Bridges
Publisher:
Total Pages: 170
Release: 1996
Genre: Adjustment (Psychology)
ISBN: 9781857881240

In this classic book, already read by more than a quarter of a million people, William Bridges shows how making a successful transition lets you recognize and seize new opportunities.

The Way Of Transition

The Way Of Transition
Author: William Bridges
Publisher: Da Capo Lifelong Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2001-12-06
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 9780738205298

William Bridges' lifelong work has been devoted to a deep understanding of transitions and to helping others through them. When his own wife of thirty-five years died of cancer, however, he was thrown head-first into the kind of painful and confusing abyss he had known before only in theory. An honest account of being in transition, this uncommonly wise and moving book is a richly textured map of the personal, professional, and emotional transformations that grow out of tragedy and crisis. Demonstrating how disillusionment, sorrow, or confusion can blossom into a time of incredible creativity and contentment, Bridges highlights the profound significance and value of endings in our lives.

Transitions

Transitions
Author: W Bridges
Publisher: Da Capo Press, Incorporated
Total Pages: 188
Release: 1980-01-21
Genre: Psychology
ISBN:

A proven authority on dealing with changes in both business and life, William Bridges is a consultant and lecturer based in Mill Valley, California. A former professor of English, he made a shift to the field of transitional management in the mid-1970s, and out of his workshops has grown a long career helping others through transitions. Past president of the Association for Humanistic Psychology, Bridges was rated by The Wall Street Journal in 1993 as one of the ten most popular executive development consultants in the U.S. Over the last two decades, the enduring success of his many books on the subject has solidified his status as the leading authority on transitions. Visit his Web site at www.wmbridges.com. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.

Summary of William Bridges's Transitions

Summary of William Bridges's Transitions
Author: Everest Media,
Publisher: Everest Media LLC
Total Pages: 26
Release: 2022-05-28T22:59:00Z
Genre: Reference
ISBN:

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Sample Book Insights: #1 The nine cities of Troy were built on the ruins of their predecessors, and Pompeii was buried by a volcanic eruption. In America, the archaeology of fast-moving men on a nearly empty continent was spread plain and thin on the surface. #2 The American experience of being in transition is changing. The pace of change has greatly increased in the past century, and many Americans have lost faith that the transitions they are going through are getting them anywhere. #3 Transitions is not just a manual on how to cope with change; it is based on a theory of personal development that views transition as the natural process of disorientation and reorientation marking the turning points in the path of growth. #4 The pace of change today is much faster than it was in the past. This is causing pain and turbulence for many people, and they are not sure how to deal with it.

Every Child Can Write, Grades 2-5

Every Child Can Write, Grades 2-5
Author: Melanie Meehan
Publisher: Corwin Press
Total Pages: 364
Release: 2019-09-20
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1544384084

Empowering striving writers to thrive as writers! Somehow, in every classroom during every year, there are students who keep us up at night because of the instructional challenges they face as writers. These students—our striving writers—may find success exploring different entry points and pathways than those their classmates travel. Every Child Can Write will help you lead striving writers along their journey toward growth, confidence, and success. Filled with practical strategies, classroom-management ideas,and reproducible tools, this book also offers low- and high-tech solutions for increasing writing volume and boosting self-esteem. Plus, with suggestions for differentiating instruction based on standards and student needs, it will help you: Implement principles of UDL to optimize your classroom environment and student learning; Identify and honor students’ strengths throughout your writing instruction; Maximize the power of formative assessment to set goals with students; and Integrate the most appropriate technology that empowers students and leads them to independence. As essential as writing is in elementary school, it will be even more important when your students reach middle school. Now is the time to give them the skills, practice, and confidence they need to succeed. As we know, in distance learning caregivers and teachers partner more than ever to help students with writing. The Distance Learning companion to Every Child Can Write is for teachers to share with caregivers to help children develop their writing lives—even while learning at home. Each of the eight modules contains video clips that talk caregivers through tools for supporting their student writers, along with downloadable tools that can be used by teachers or caregivers.

Understanding Experiences of First Generation University Students

Understanding Experiences of First Generation University Students
Author: Amani Bell
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 243
Release: 2018-02-22
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1350031879

Over the past few decades universities have opened their doors to students whose parents and grandparents were historically excluded from societal participation and higher education for reasons associated with racial, ethnic, socio-economic and/or linguistic diversity. Many of these students are first generation - or first in their family to attend university. While some progress has been made in responding to the needs of these internationally underserved learners, many challenges remain. This edited book features the unique and diverse experiences of first generation students as they transition into and engage with higher education whilst exploring ways in which universities might better serve these students. With reference to culturally responsive and sustaining research methodologies undertaken in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa, the UK and the USA, the contributors critically examine how these students demonstrate resilience within university, and ways in which success and challenges are articulated. Elements that are unique to context and shared across the international higher education milieu are explored. The book is replete with diverse student voices, and compelling implications for practice and future research. The studies featured are centred on underlying theories of identity and intersectionality while valuing student voices and experiences. Throughout, the emphasis is on using strengths-based indigenous and decolonised methodologies. Through these culturally sustaining approaches, which include critical incident technique, participatory learning and action, talanoa and narrative inquiry, the book explores rich data on first generation student experiences at seven institutions in six countries across four continents.

Career Development Learning and Sustainability Goals

Career Development Learning and Sustainability Goals
Author: Sarah O’Shea
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 156
Release: 2022-11-08
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9811966370

This volume provokes conversations and reflections on the most appropriate methodologies to pursue Career Development Learning (CDL) research within the framework of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)s. Drawing on studies with Australian students from diverse backgrounds, including low socioeconomic status, regional, rural and remote, with disability, etc., this volume uniquely highlights considerations for contextual and inclusive CDL research which advances multiple SDGs and quality futures across the globe. Although situated in Australian contexts, the case studies have international applicability. This volume provides support to researchers who intend to investigate the effectiveness of career development strategies which further sustainable development objectives. Specifically, the book highlights the importance of partnership and innovative methods in socially-just research methodologies as well as practical ways that these can be undertaken. It encourages readers to consider how they might frame their work in relation to the SDGs and create impactful research which furthers the agenda for sustainable development in localised ways.