Academic Coaching: Coaching College Students for Success

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Academic Coaching is the first comprehensive book about academic coaching in higher education, providing faculty and staff with a robust foundation in academic coaching that they can use to improve campus services to bolster student success. Drawing from the principles of executive, business, and life coaching, this book explores how to support college students as they begin their journey to independence, grapple with challenging courses, uncover their life’s purpose, and prepare to make their mark on the world. This accessible book is full of step-by-step guidance for becoming an effective academic coach, helping faculty and staff create, expand, incorporate, or improve academic coaching services on campus in order to better serve all students. Cover Half Title Title Page Copyright Page Dedication Table of Contents Preface 1 Introduction Why Academic Coaching? Why Now? Why Us? How to Use This Book Let’s Meet Jacob Part I: Background and Research 2 Growth of Academic Coaching Origins Concurrent Developments A Path Forward for Student-Centered, Strengths-Based Academic Support Part II: Academic Coaching Model 3 Definition Academic Coaching Is a Collaborative and Trusting Relationship Academic Coaching Is a Structured Conversation Components of the Definition Wrapping Up 4 Fundamental Beliefs and Assumptions Students Are “Naturally Creative, Resourceful, and Whole.” They Are Not Broken. They Do Not Need to Be Fixed Students Are the Experts on Their Lives Focus on the Student, Not the Problem Challenges Are Opportunities for Growth Coaching Is Collaborative Wrapping Up 5 Fundamental Tools Ask Open-Ended Questions Listen Fully Be Curious Manage Self Wrapping Up 6 Phases of an Academic Coaching Conversation Phase One: Set the Agenda Phase Two: Self-Reflect and Learn Phase Three: Explore Options and Actions Phase Four: Design and Commit to Plans Wrapping Up 7 Expanded Skills Acknowledgment Champion Articulation Ask Permission Bottom Line Hold the Focus Reframe Intrude Request/Challenge Take Charge Wrapping Up 8 Bringing It All Together Academic Coaching Model Academic Coaching Excerpts Wrapping Up Part III: Applying Academic Coaching 9 Common Topics Time Management Reading Studying Metacognition Wrapping Up 10 Faculty Applications One-on-One Conversations with Students Active Learning Classrooms Wrapping Up 11 Staff Applications Academic Support Departments Academic Advising Career Services Accessibility Services Additional Departments and Programs in Student Affairs Wrapping Up 12 The Great Diversity of College Students Students with ADHD and/or Learning Differences Underrepresented Students First-Generation College Students Transfer Students International Students STEM Students Graduate Students Wrapping Up 13 Remote Learning Environments Coaching Skills in Virtual Meetings Coaching Skills in Asynchronous Interactions Wrapping Up Part IV: Next Steps 14 Implementing Academic Coaching Growing as an Academic Coach Incorporating Academic Coaching into Other Professional Contexts Building on Existing Academic Coaching Programs Starting a New Academic Coaching Program Training: First Considerations Training Templates and Activities What’s Next? Index