TY - BOOK AU - Cox,Rebecca D. TI - The College Fear Factor: How Students and Professors Misunderstand One Another / SN - 9780674035485 AV - LB2328 .C77 2009 U1 - 378.1/98019 PY - 2011///] CY - Cambridge, MA : : PB - Harvard University Press, KW - Communication in education KW - Community college students KW - Psychology KW - Community college teachers KW - Attitudes KW - Educational psychology KW - Teacher-student relationships KW - EDUCATION / Higher KW - sh N1 - Frontmatter --; Contents --; Chapter 1. Today's College Students --; Part 1. Students --; Chapter 2. The Student Fear Factor --; Chapter 3. Student Aspirations --; Chapter 4. "How is that Helping Us ?" --; Part 2. Classroom Dynamics --; Chapter 5. College Teaching --; Chapter 6. Professors Who "Come Down to Our Level" --; Part 3. Gatekeeping --; Chapter 7. Academic Literacies --; Chapter 8. Reimagining College from the Inside Out --; Appendix: The Research Studies --; Notes --; Acknowledgments --; Index; restricted access N2 - Rebecca D. Cox draws on five years of interviews and observations at community colleges, where she shows how students and their instructors misunderstand and ultimately fail one another, despite good intentions. Eye-opening even for experienced faculty and administrators, The College Fear Factor reveals how the traditional college culture can actually pose obstacles to students' success, and suggests strategies for effectively explaining academic expectations UR - https://doi.org/10.4159/9780674053663 UR - https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9780674053663 UR - https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9780674053663/original ER -