Newswise — Washington, DC (July 17, 2012)—With August just a few weeks away, students across the country are preparing to head off to college. For freshman, the transition from high school to college can be especially challenging.
According to the National Center for Education Statistics, 30 percent of students will drop out of college during their first year, and overall, 56 percent of students who start college will never finish. How can parents help their children succeed in college? What messages should parents use to encourage educational success?
Members of The National Communication Association who study family communication and the impact of positive messaging to encourage success in college can provide insight on the following:
•What are the most effective and supportive messages parents can share with their children?•How do messages from parents support and encourage educational success? •How can communication within a family contribute to success in college?
WHO: Kristen Carr, Ph.D.Department of Communication Studies, Texas Christian UniversityShe studies how communication surrounding conflict and family adversity impacts well-being and resilience. Angela M. Hosek, Ph.D.Department of Communication Studies, Emerson CollegeShe studies how communication surrounding issues of identity, privacy, and new media technologies impact the learning environment.
Haley Kranstuber, Ph.D.Department of Communication Studies, University of Nebraska, LincolnShe studies how communication about stressful experiences and challenging identities impacts mental and physical well-being.
CONTACT: To schedule an interview with an expert, please contact Arlyn G. Riskind at [email protected] or 202-534-1104.
About National Communication AssociationThe National Communication Association (NCA) advances communication as the discipline that studies all forms, modes, media and consequences of communication through humanistic, social scientific, and aesthetic inquiry. The NCA serves approximately 8,000 scholars, teachers, and practitioners who are its members by enabling and supporting their professional interests in research and teaching. Dedicated to fostering and promoting free and ethical communication, the NCA promotes the widespread appreciation of the importance of communication in public and private life, the application of competent communication to improve the quality of human life and relationships, and the use of knowledge about communication to solve human problems.
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