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This text is written for the large audience of professionals who recently entered the field of learning center and writing center administration, or who have been working in the field but are now seeking to connect to the broader professional community. The book presents a guide to the major practical concerns and best practices of which administrators should be aware in developing peer-led programming. Every learning center administrator will benefit from this practical advice, including setting a vision, designing and furnishing the physical space, going virtual, assessment and reporting, training and supervising staff, and much more.

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Though a few competing texts are on the market, Sanford and Steiner's guide is likely to be the go-to source for professionals new to the field or who need a foundation of published scholarship because of its brevity, clarity, and accessibility. ""The Rowman & Littlefield Guide to Learning Center Administration is a helpful text for learning center administrators, tutors who want a more in-depth look into how learning centers generally work, and other higher education administrators that want to help support their learning centers. [...] The simple synthesis of learning center topics and the combination of research and practice are boons for learning center directors who desire to improve their own area in order to aid their student body as a whole. The book's chapter topics, research discussions, and reflection questions create a foundation for important conversations on how administrators can improve their learning centers to positively impact the students that walk through their doors."" Another strength of this work is the way the authors blend research and practice. Inside each chapter, the authors do not simply write about learning center practices; instead, they bring together research and then describe how it applies to learning center practice and administration. [...] The way the authors blend research and practice allows readers to both digest what otherwise might be confusing and inaccessible articles and figure out how to apply it in their own learning center. Authors Sanford and Steiner have made an important claim--that learning centers can be the very heart of the work of a postsecondary institution. In order to create centers of excellence and foster a culture of learning, tutoring program administrators must assess everything, from crafting mission statements to reporting outcomes. All learning assistance professionals can find guidance and inspiration in this book. The Rowman & Littlefield Guide to Learning Center Administration: Leading Peer Tutoring Programs in Higher Education is a helpful text for learning center administrators, tutors who want a more in-depth look into how learning centers generally work, and other higher education administrators that want to help support their learning centers. The book's chapter topics, research discussions, and reflection questions create a foundation for important conversations on how administrators can improve their learning centers to positively impact the students that walk through their doors.

Authors Sanford and Steiner have made an important claim--that learning centers can be the very heart of the work of a postsecondary institution. In order to create centers of excellence and foster a culture of learning, tutoring program administrators must assess everything, from crafting mission statements to reporting outcomes. All learning assistance professionals can find guidance and inspiration in this book.--Karen Agee, Reading and Learning Coordinator Emerita, University of Northern Iowa

"""The Rowman & Littlefield Guide to Learning Center Administration is a helpful text for learning center administrators, tutors who want a more in-depth look into how learning centers generally work, and other higher education administrators that want to help support their learning centers. [...] The simple synthesis of learning center topics and the combination of research and practice are boons for learning center directors who desire to improve their own area in order to aid their student body as a whole. The book's chapter topics, research discussions, and reflection questions create a foundation for important conversations on how administrators can improve their learning centers to positively impact the students that walk through their doors.""--Caleb Zuiderveen, Illinois State University Another strength of this work is the way the authors blend research and practice. Inside each chapter, the authors do not simply write about learning center practices; instead, they bring together research and then describe how it applies to learning center practice and administration. [...] The way the authors blend research and practice allows readers to both digest what otherwise might be confusing and inaccessible articles and figure out how to apply it in their own learning center.--Caleb Zuiderveen, Illinois State University Authors Sanford and Steiner have made an important claim--that learning centers can be the very heart of the work of a postsecondary institution. In order to create centers of excellence and foster a culture of learning, tutoring program administrators must assess everything, from crafting mission statements to reporting outcomes. All learning assistance professionals can find guidance and inspiration in this book.--Karen Agee, Reading and Learning Coordinator Emerita, University of Northern Iowa The Rowman & Littlefield Guide to Learning Center Administration: Leading Peer Tutoring Programs in Higher Education is a helpful text for learning center administrators, tutors who want a more in-depth look into how learning centers generally work, and other higher education administrators that want to help support their learning centers. The book's chapter topics, research discussions, and reflection questions create a foundation for important conversations on how administrators can improve their learning centers to positively impact the students that walk through their doors.-- ""Journal Of College Student Retention"" Though a few competing texts are on the market, Sanford and Steiner's guide is likely to be the go-to source for professionals new to the field or who need a foundation of published scholarship because of its brevity, clarity, and accessibility.-- ""The Learning Assistance Review"""

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Daniel R. Sanford PhD is director of writing and of the Academic Resource Commons at Bates College and was previously director of the Center for Academic Program Support at the University of New Mexico. He is an experienced learning center administrator and a recognized scholar and professional in the field of peer tutoring. He is also a cognitive scientist, the author of numerous articles in the field of cognitive linguistics, and an experienced educator with a wealth of experience making the mechanisms of the brain accessible and intuitive to college-age students. Michelle Steiner, PhD is the Executive Director of the Center for Teaching and Learning at Marymount University. An experienced professional of 17 years in the fields of academic advising and learning center administration, she has previously directed Undergraduate Academic Advising in the Columbian College of Arts & Sciences at The George Washington University, and the Center for Academic Program Support (CAPS) at the University of New Mexico. Under her directorship, the National College Learning Center Association awarded CAPS the annual Frank L. Christ Outstanding Learning Center Award in 2012 for the best undergraduate learning center at a 4-year college. Dr. Steiner is a Psychologist, and an active scholar in the field of learning center administration.

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