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Academic Advising: A Comprehensive Handbook (Jossey-Bass Higher & Adult Education) - 2nd edition
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Academic Advising: A Comprehensive Handbook (Jossey-Bass Higher & Adult Education) - 2nd editionOne of the challenges in higher education is helping students to achieve academic success while ensuring their personal and vocational needs are fulfilled. In this updated edition more than thirty experts offer their knowledge in what has become the most comprehensive, classic reference on academic advising. They explore the critical aspects of academic advising and provide insights for full-time advisors, counselors, and those who oversee student advising or have daily contact with advisors and students.
 
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Advising Ultra-Affluent Clients and Family Offices
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Advising Ultra-Affluent Clients and Family OfficesAdvising Ultra-Affluent Clients and Family Offices

Despite the downturn in financial markets, there are still a large number of ultra–affluent individuals and families across the globe. And in light of recent events, these clients–defined here as those having $50 million or more in liquid assets–need help on a variety of fronts. That′s why author Michael Pompian, an experienced investment consultant in the private wealth arena, has created this timely guide.

 
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Helping: How to Offer, Give, and Receive Help
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Helping: How to Offer, Give, and Receive HelpHelping: How to Offer, Give, and Receive Help

In this seminal book on helping, corporate culture and organizational development guru Ed Schein analyzes the dynamics of helping relationships, explains why help is often not helpful, and shows what any would-be-helper must do to insure that help is actually provided. 
Many words are used for helping -- assisting, aiding, advising, coaching, consulting, counseling, supporting, teaching, and many more -- but they all have common dynamics and processes.
 
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Practical Approaches to Using Learning Styles in Higher Education
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Practical Approaches to Using Learning Styles in Higher EducationIn the current climate, students all too often are the losers . . . in glossy brochures they’re assured that teaching is important, that a spirit of community pervades the campus, and that general education is the core of the undergraduate experience. But the reality is that on far too many campuses, teaching is not well rewarded and faculty who spend too much time counseling and advising students may diminish their prospects for tenure and promotion.
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