Community College Student Mental Health: Faculty Experiences and Institutional Actions

Amanda O. Latz

doi:10.5771/9781475860177

Summary

Community college student mental health is a critical topic among community college leaders, faculty, and staff. Mental health concerns among community college students are more prevalent and more pronounced than among students at four-year institutions. The recent pandemic has further amplified students’ mental health concerns. Poor mental health can negatively affect student success outcomes such as persistence within courses, grade point average, and credential completion. Even though the research in this area is growing, additional work is necessary to fully grasp the scope and details of the issue.

Within this book, Latz outlines the contours of the issue by explaining what is already known. She then uses data from a study involving interviews with community college faculty to further explain the issue from their unique and important vantage points. Readers will learn about both the professional lives of community college faculty and their experiences with and perspectives of their students, many of whom navigate mental health issues. The book is concluded with robust recommendations for community college leaders who are seeking ways to better support their students.

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Edition: 1/2023
Copyright Year: 2023
ISBN-Print: 978-1-4758-6015-3
ISBN-Online: 978-1-4758-6017-7
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham
Language: English
Pages: 196
Product Type: Monograph

1. Contents No access
2. Acknowledgments No access
Introduction No access Pages 1 - 16
1. Community College Faculty and their Students No access
2. Research on Community College Student Mental Health No access
1. Career Pathways, Dispositions, and Pedagogies No access
2. Students’ Assets and Obstacles No access
1. Doing Emotional Labor No access
2. Rejecting the Monolith No access
3. Navigating Institutional Structures and Systems No access
4. Making It Work No access
1. What Can We Do Now? No access
2. How Might the Future Look? No access
Appendix A No access Pages 189 - 190
Appendix B No access Pages 191 - 194
About the Author No access Pages 195 - 196