Unlocking the Doors to College and Career Success: How Students and their Champions Can Succeed in the Classroom--and Beyond

by Kristine E Barnett, Arthur G Sharp

"Unlocking the Doors to College and Career Success" provides indispensable guidance to benefit not only current and future college students, but also their parents, teachers, administrators, and other mentors who want to enhance a student's chance of success in college and in life. Authors Arthur G. Sharp and his daughter, Kristine E. Barnett, provide the principles and keys to success in the educational process based on their experiences as students, professors, and parents. By reinforcing the importance of such values as hard work, diligence, and integrity, Sharp and Barnett show students how to persevere and succeed both inside and outside the classroom. "Unlocking the Doors to College and Career Success" includes not only personal anecdotes and inspirational quotes from successful people from different backgrounds and eras; it also shares Sharp and Barnett's professional experiences with other administrators and colleagues.

"Unlocking the Doors to College and Career Success" encourages you to think like a team when it comes to a student's educational accomplishments, and to understand that success is rarely realized based on individual efforts.

166 pages, Paperback

First published July 14, 2006