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Get sorted! : how to make the most of your student experience / Jeff Gill and Will Medd.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Palgrave study skillsPublication details: London ; New York, NY : Palgrave, 2015.ISBN:
  • 9781137405937
  • paperback
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 378.198 GRA
Contents:
Machine generated contents note: -- Introduction -- PART I: FOUNDATIONS -- 1. Introduction. Making your day -- Get Sorted now and everyday... -- 2. Making each day relevant: bring your vision to life! -- 3. Making each day meaningful: living your values -- 4. Making each day gremlin free: don't let the voice of doom have the last word -- 5. Making each day mindful: how are you today, really? -- 6. Making it happen: saying 'Yes' to being sorted -- PART II: INNER RESOURCES -- 7. Getting going (being motivated) -- 8. Stepping up to it (being confident) -- 9. Keeping it together (being focused) -- 10. Get beyond the obvious (being creative) -- 11. You're not alone (being in relationships) -- 12. Work, rest and play (being in balanced) -- 13. Weebles Wobble! (being resilient ) -- 14. Being you (Your inner leader).
Summary: "This book is about you. It's about how you can shape your student experience based on what matters to you. It helps you to 'get sorted', take control and make the most of your time at college or university. This unique and practical self-coaching guide bridges the gap between student life, academic performance and employability skills. It actively encourages students to discover ways to shape their outlooks and experiences. - There are a host of useful illustrations, diagrams, checklists, exercises and real student stories to help you get the most from the book. - It's easy to find your way around the chapters so you can pick the bits that are most relevant for you. Regardless of your subject, level of study or reasons for doing a degree, Get Sorted will prove invaluable in helping you to navigate the challenges of your student journey, and beyond. "-- Provided by publisher.
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Standard Loan Clonmel Library Main Collection 378.198 GRA (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 30026000070986

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

This book is about you. It's about how you can shape your student experience based on what matters to you. It helps you to 'get sorted', take control and make the most of your time at college or university. This unique and practical self-coaching guide bridges the gap between student life, academic performance and employability skills. It actively encourages students to discover ways to shape their outlooks and experiences. - There are a host of useful illustrations, diagrams, checklists, exercises and real student stories to help you get the most from the book.- It's easy to find your way around the chapters so you can pick the bits that are most relevant for you. Regardless of your subject, level of study or reasons for doing a degree, Get Sorted will prove invaluable in helping you to navigate the challenges of your student journey, and beyond.

Includes bibliographical references.

Machine generated contents note: -- Introduction -- PART I: FOUNDATIONS -- 1. Introduction. Making your day -- Get Sorted now and everyday... -- 2. Making each day relevant: bring your vision to life! -- 3. Making each day meaningful: living your values -- 4. Making each day gremlin free: don't let the voice of doom have the last word -- 5. Making each day mindful: how are you today, really? -- 6. Making it happen: saying 'Yes' to being sorted -- PART II: INNER RESOURCES -- 7. Getting going (being motivated) -- 8. Stepping up to it (being confident) -- 9. Keeping it together (being focused) -- 10. Get beyond the obvious (being creative) -- 11. You're not alone (being in relationships) -- 12. Work, rest and play (being in balanced) -- 13. Weebles Wobble! (being resilient ) -- 14. Being you (Your inner leader).

"This book is about you. It's about how you can shape your student experience based on what matters to you. It helps you to 'get sorted', take control and make the most of your time at college or university. This unique and practical self-coaching guide bridges the gap between student life, academic performance and employability skills. It actively encourages students to discover ways to shape their outlooks and experiences. - There are a host of useful illustrations, diagrams, checklists, exercises and real student stories to help you get the most from the book. - It's easy to find your way around the chapters so you can pick the bits that are most relevant for you. Regardless of your subject, level of study or reasons for doing a degree, Get Sorted will prove invaluable in helping you to navigate the challenges of your student journey, and beyond. "-- Provided by publisher.

Author notes provided by Syndetics

Jeff Gill is an ICF Professionally Certified Coach with over 16 years of experience coaching students, entrepreneurs, leaders and managers. As Team Coach with the International Team Academy programme, he coaches student entrepreneurs to create and grow innovative business and social projects. Will Medd has a PhD in Sociology and has worked in Higher Education for over 15 years. He is also a professional work and life coach (Associate Certified Coach with the ICF and CPCC with CTI) who specialises in coaching in Higher Education. In the last 5 years he has been developing coaching in the Higher Education context, initially with PhD students and now offering coaching to all involved in university life. Together they wrote Your PhD Coach and run coaching programmes for universities across the country.

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