Description
Congratulations! You are now officially a university student, but are you prepared to start this challenging but rewarding journey? Our daily lives can be fast paced. They can be crammed with many things competing for our time. So how are you going to make space for your studies whilst also making sure you look after yourself?
This book will show you how to understand and recognise the stressors from university life, look after your wellbeing, generate full energy, and achieve high performance and success. It will help you develop personalised strategies to build your physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual resilience, helping you plan and set personal goals, get the most out of the support available to you, and achieve the right work-life balance for you.
Student Success is a series of essential guides for students of all levels. From how to think critically and write great essays to boosting your employability and managing your wellbeing, the Student Success series helps you study smarter and get the best from your time at university.
About the Author
Dr Gretchen Geng is currently the Deputy Head of School in School of Education Victoria (Melbourne campus) at Australian Catholic University. Before that, she was a Vice President (curriculum) in the International Educational Groups at Beijing Foreign Studies University, the Teaching Lead at the DVC (Education) Office of RMIT University, and an Associate Professor in Pedagogy and Learning at Charles Darwin University. Before her tertiary career, Gretchen was a preschool and primary school teacher and had years of practising experience in teaching young children and school-age children. Gretchen has also been involved in using digital educational technologies in teaching school students in the global learning context. Gretchen has a strong interest in curriculum development, technology use in students' learning, and students' health and well-being. Currently, she is working on developing a model to assist university teachers' teaching competencies development. Dr Leigh Disney is an Early Years lecturer within the Faculty of Education at Monash University. Prior to this, he was an Early Childhood lecturer at Charles Darwin University. During this time, Leigh has worked with both undergraduate and postgraduate students across the field of initial teacher education. He began his career in the early years working as an early childhood educator in both prior to school and school-based settings for over 10 years. During this time, he developed a detailed knowledge of the educative and care needs of children within the 0-8 age range. Specialising in supporting young children's social and emotional development, as well as curricula domains of science, technology and mathematics. Leigh has also spent time working in China on projects related to cross-cultural early childhood practices and the implementation of play-based learning within Chinese preschools.
Book Information
ISBN 9781529763201
Author Gretchen Geng
Format Paperback
Page Count 272
Imprint Sage Publications Ltd
Publisher Sage Publications Ltd
Weight(grams) 480g
This book will show you how to understand and recognise the stressors from university life, look after your wellbeing, generate full energy, and achieve high performance and success. It will help you develop personalised strategies to build your physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual resilience, helping you plan and set personal goals, get the most out of the support available to you, and achieve the right work-life balance for you.
Student Success is a series of essential guides for students of all levels. From how to think critically and write great essays to boosting your employability and managing your wellbeing, the Student Success series helps you study smarter and get the best from your time at university.
About the Author
Dr Gretchen Geng is currently the Deputy Head of School in School of Education Victoria (Melbourne campus) at Australian Catholic University. Before that, she was a Vice President (curriculum) in the International Educational Groups at Beijing Foreign Studies University, the Teaching Lead at the DVC (Education) Office of RMIT University, and an Associate Professor in Pedagogy and Learning at Charles Darwin University. Before her tertiary career, Gretchen was a preschool and primary school teacher and had years of practising experience in teaching young children and school-age children. Gretchen has also been involved in using digital educational technologies in teaching school students in the global learning context. Gretchen has a strong interest in curriculum development, technology use in students' learning, and students' health and well-being. Currently, she is working on developing a model to assist university teachers' teaching competencies development. Dr Leigh Disney is an Early Years lecturer within the Faculty of Education at Monash University. Prior to this, he was an Early Childhood lecturer at Charles Darwin University. During this time, Leigh has worked with both undergraduate and postgraduate students across the field of initial teacher education. He began his career in the early years working as an early childhood educator in both prior to school and school-based settings for over 10 years. During this time, he developed a detailed knowledge of the educative and care needs of children within the 0-8 age range. Specialising in supporting young children's social and emotional development, as well as curricula domains of science, technology and mathematics. Leigh has also spent time working in China on projects related to cross-cultural early childhood practices and the implementation of play-based learning within Chinese preschools.
Book Information
ISBN 9781529763201
Author Gretchen Geng
Format Paperback
Page Count 272
Imprint Sage Publications Ltd
Publisher Sage Publications Ltd
Weight(grams) 480g
