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Dr Paul gore: Pauls efforts to promote college and career readiness, high school and college student persistence, and academic success are informed by more than twenty years of research, program development, implementation, evaluation, consulting, and teaching. Paul currently serves as the dean of the College of Professional Sciences at Xavier University in Ohio. Paul earned his Ph.D. in counseling psychology, with an emphasis in student career development, academic success, and transition, from Loyola UniversityChicago. He has held academic and administrative responsibilities at the University of MissouriKansas City, Southern Illinois UniversityCarbondale, ACT, Inc., and the University of Utah.Dr Wade Leuwerke: Wade is an associate professor of counseling at Drake University. He earned his Ph.D. in counseling psychology from Southern Illinois UniversityCarbondale. Wade has authored over fifty journal articles and book chapters, as well as national and international conference presentations. One of his areas of research is the assessment and development of student and employee noncognitive skills. He cocreated the Student Strengths Inventory, a measure of noncognitive skills used with secondary and postsecondary students to identify students skills and drive interventions for students at risk of academic failure or dropout. Wade also studies the factors that predict college retention, the impact of computer-assisted career guidance systems on academic planning and career exploration behaviors, and the role of technology in career development processes.
Dr A.J. Metz: A.J. is an associate professor in the Department of Educational Psychology at the University of Utah and serves as director of the masters program in school counseling.  She earned a M.Ed. in rehabilitation counseling in 1997 and a Ph.D. in urban education (with a specialization in counseling psychology) in 2005 from the University of WisconsinMilwaukee. Her research examining factors related to academic success and career development in underrepresented and underserved student populations has led to numerous journal articles, book chapters, conference presentations, workshops, grant proposals, and faculty in-service training sessions.

The Essential Ingredients for College and Career SuccessBrief, affordable, and engaging, Connections Essentials: Empowering College and Career Success offers the ideal balance of motivational, study, and life skills in a sleek, streamlined, and fun package. Written by counseling psychologists Paul Gore, Wade Leuwerke, and A.J. Metz, Connections: Essentials Edition takes a strengths-based approach and spotlights how taking purposeful action helps students set goals and build the skills they need to succeed.

Key features:All the essential information in one easy-to-use resource. Brief and to the point, each of the texts twelve chapters focuses on the most important concepts and skills for student success. Coverage starts with the motivational skills and mindsets necessary for college success, and then moves on to academic and life skills. The books magazine-style format, pop-out articles, and attractive visual program make it a fun read for students!

Prominent coverage of critical thinking and goal setting helps students develop key skills necessary for success. Self-assessments and activities throughout the text encourage students to think critically about their work and themselves. Chapters 212 prompt students to develop their own Personal Success Plans. Praised by reviewers, student use these class-tested, concrete steps to set goals, achieve them, and take charge of their own successes.

A strong foundation in research. Research backs the authors guidance to students throughout the book; articles and features throughout the text introduce original research in an accessible way that helps students connect the findings to their own experiences.