Help graduate students cope with the pressures of school, finances,
family, and professors! In order to succeed in school: The college
undergraduate just has to be able to find and operate an elevator
in the campus high-rise The master's degree student has to climb
the side of the building The PhD student doing research with a
professor has to jump over the building in a single bound, carrying
the professor That bit of grim humor contains a bitter kernel of
truth. Helping Students Adapt to Graduate School is the first book
that focuses on the unique problems of graduate students and the
best ways to counsel and support them. Graduate and professional
schools are draining - emotionally, financially, and physically. In
addition to coping with the pressures of classes and high
performance expectations, many graduate students juggle multiple
lives, trying to please their professors, maintain their status as
adults, pay for books and classes and rent and food, keep up a
place to live, preserve their marriages, raise their children, and
deal with their parents, all while they work as teaching
assistants, resident advisors, or research assistants. When adults
return to school, they may find themselves forced into a childlike
status, causing considerable resentment or regression and sometimes
reawakening old conflicts. Furthermore, the relationship of
professors and graduate students is often complex and emotionally
enmeshed, tinged with issues of respect, rivalry, and even romance.
Not surprisingly, many graduate students find the conflicts
overwhelming at times. With fascinating case studies and lucid
explanations, Helping Students Adapt to Graduate School offers a
clear look at the special difficulties of graduate students and
practical ways the university can help, including: fostering a
sense of belonging providing year-round mental health services
helping students handle financial pressures and career decisions
supporting the unique needs of minority, international, married,
and older students understanding the hidden subtext of
faculty-student relationships encouraging a balance of family and
school Helping Students Adapt to Graduate School is an essential
resource for deans, administrators, professors, and counselors
working with graduate students. By illuminating the complex
interplay between the university environment and the inner
psychological life of graduate students, it will help you provide
supportive services to the students in your campus community.
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