Urban Learners: Serious About College Success

Key This collection of readings written by counseling faculty who work intimately with urban college commuters, addresses both the psychoeducational needs and adjustment issues of today's urban learners - who may come to college "underprepared" (and from economically or educationally disadvantaged families) . Key The authors, a multiculturally diverse group, speak to readers in an open and personal way - focusing on the realities special to the urban college experience in terms of orientation and integration into college life, enhancing academic performance, personal adjustment and growth, and career planning and development.