Anderson Wellness Issues for Higher Education

A Guide for Student Affairs and Higher Education Professionals
Erscheinungsjahr 2015
ISBN: 978-1-317-69552-3
Verlag: CRC Press
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 268 Seiten

Wellness Issues for Higher Education is an essential resource that addresses a range of student wellness issues confronting professionals in college and university settings. Organized around five dimensions of Wellness—Emotional, Social, Intellectual, Physical, and Spiritual—this book comprehensively covers key topics that contribute to students’ success in college. Each topical chapter includes proactive wellness advice, and is designed to prepare the reader to better understand the facts, issues, and strategies appropriate for addressing the issue.

Each Chapter Features:

- Background information, theory, and research

- Historical and emerging issues

- Common questions, controversies, challenging situations, and misconceptions

- Practical applications for the campus

This practical guide prepares practitioners to understand and deal with the wellness and health promotion issues contributing to their students’ overall success and well-being. Armed with this valuable resource, higher education and student affairs professionals can work to improve academic performance, retention, satisfaction, and quality of life. This thorough resource will guide those working at any level in residence life, student activities, orientation, health education, student leadership, advising, instruction, and other areas of student development.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Anderson, David S.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Schulen, Schulleitung Universitäten, Hochschulen
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Pädagogik Bildungswesen: Organisation und Verwaltung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface

- Introduction: A Wellness Mandate for Higher Education

David S. Anderson

SECTION I: EMOTIONAL WELLNESS

- Stress Management: # Too Blessed to be Stressed

Constance S. Boehm and Lance C. Kennedy-Phillips

- Mental Health: Creating and Cultivating A Campus Community That Supports Mental Health

Dori S. Hutchinson

- Technology: The Challenging Role Technology Plays in the Lives of College Students

Kevin Kruger

SECTION II: SOCIAL WELLNESS

- Relationship Health: Helping Students Thrive as They Relate to Others

Bridget Guernsey Riordan

- Sexual Decision-Making: Everyone’s Doing It, Right?

Joleen M. Nevers and Heather Eastman-Mueller

- Alcohol: Reaching Students Through Education and Intervention

Shannon K. Bailie, Jason R. Kilmer, and M. Dolores Cimini

- Prescription and Illicit Drug Abuse: Changing the Narrative

David S. Anderson and Tom Hall

SECTION III: INTELLECTUAL WELLNESS

- Study and Writing Skills: Fostering Students’ Academic Development and Engagement

Daniella Olibrice

SECTION IV: PHYSICAL WELLNESS

- Sleep: Enhancing Bedtime Performance

Michael McNeil

- Nutrition: Eating to Survive or Thrive

Annann Hong

- Exercise: Hey Millennial, It’s Time to Get Physical!

Linda A. Knight, Jennifer R. Fisher, and Parth K. Patel

SECTION V: SPIRITUAL WELLNESS

- Spiritual Development: Setting a Place at the Table for Spirituality

Maria F. DiLorenzo

Über Autor(innen)

David S. Anderson is a professor of education and human development and the director of the Center for the Advancement of Public Health at George Mason University. He has secured more than 160 grants totaling over $9 million, serves on the university’s Board of Visitors as well as on numerous other university and college committees, as well as state and national advisory groups. His research focuses on drug and alcohol abuse prevention, health promotion, and strategic planning, with attention to youth and young adults. Prior to arriving at George Mason University, Dr. Anderson served as a student affairs administrator at Ohio University, Virginia Tech, Radford University and The Ohio State University.