The Handbook of Student Affairs Administration (Sponsored by NASPA, Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education)

by McClellan, George S.; Stringer, Jeremy

• ISBN13: 9780787997335
• ISBN10: 0787997331
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2009-02-24
• Publisher: Jossey-Bass

Summary

What issues and trends affect higher education and student affairs today? In this fully updated handbook, leading experts discuss the answer to this and other essential questions. They provide a definitive reference for student affairs professionals at all levels of administration and management. The handbook offers specific, practical advice as well as broad approaches to planning and problem solving. It contains modernized discussions on such critical topics as institutional mission, institutional governance, understanding campus environments, finance and budgeting, assessment, program planning, staff selection, training and evaluation, and much more.

Author Biography

George S. McClellan is vice chancellor for student affairs at Indiana University–Purdue University Fort Wayne. He has served in a variety of student affairs positions at different types of higher education institutions and is the author or editor of articles, book chapters, and monographs on student affairs topics.

Jeremy Stringer is the founder and current program director of the Student Development Administration Master's Program at Seattle University. His career has spanned the realms of academics and students affairs, including serving as vice president for student development and associate provost. He recently served as the national chair of the Faculty Fellows of the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators.

NASPA, Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education, is the leading voice for student affairs administration, policy, and practice and affirms the commitment of student affairs to educating the whole student and integrating student life and learning.

Table of Contents

Figures and Tables

National Association of Student Personnel Administrators

Preface

Acknowledgments

The Authors

Contexts Of Professional Practice

From the People Up: A Brief History of Student Affairs Administration

The Importance of Institutional Mission

Institutional Governance and the Interests of Students

Understanding Campus Environments

Fiscal Pressures on Higher Education and Student Affairs

Accountability

Internationalization in Higher Education and Student Affairs

Frameworks For Professional Practice

Using Refl ection to Reframe Theory-to-Practice in Student Affairs

Maintaining and Modeling Everyday Ethics in Student Affairs

Applying Professional Standards

Professional Associations in Student Affairs

Students: The Reason For Our Professional Practice

The Changing Student Population

Continuing the Journey Toward Multicultural Campus Communities

Helping Students with Health and Wellness Issues

Supporting Online Students

Human Resources In Professional Practice

The Dynamics of Organizational Models Within Student Affairs

Effective Management of Human Capital in Student Affairs

Middle Managers: Roles and Responsibilities Spanning the Student Affairs Career

Professional Development as Lifelong Learning

Doctoral Education and Beyond

Interpersonal Dynamics In Professional Practice

Supporting and Enhancing Student Learning Through Partnerships with Academic Colleagues

The Political Environment of the Student Affairs Administrator

Developing Effective Relationships on Campus and in the Community

Understanding and Managing Conflict

Skills And Competencies Of Professional Practice

Budgeting and Fiscal Management for Student Affairs

Legal Issues in Student Affairs

Implementing Assessment to Improve Student Learning and Development

Program Planning and Implementation

Facilities Planning and Development

Technology: Innovations and Implications

Responding to Campus Crisis

Epilogue: Continuing the Conversation

Name Index

Subject Index

Figures, Tables, And Exhibits

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