Generation on a tightrope : a portrait of today's college student / [print]
Arthur Levine and Diane R. Dean.
- San Francisco, California : Jossey-Bass, [(c)2012.
- xxiv, 227 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
- Higher and Adult Education Series .
- The Jossey-Bass higher and adult education series. .
The past is a foreign country ; Academics : the Internet and the blackboard ; Life outside the classroom : the new tribalism ; Parents : helicopters, lawnmowers, and stealth bombers ; Multiculturalism : the demographics of comfort ; Politics : talking global, acting local ; The future : clinging to the American dream ; Conclusion : The future is a foreign country ; Appendix A : The life and times of the class of 2012 : a chronology ; Appendix B : Studies used in this book ; Appendix C : Campus contacts.
"An understanding of today's college students is vital to the effectiveness of our nation's colleges and universities. The third in a series on college student expectations, aspirations, academics, attitudes, values, beliefs, social life and politics, this book presents an accurate portrait of today's undergraduate college students. Covering the main topic areas of the two previous works, it also contains new chapters and makes comparisons across generations. Timely and comprehensive, this volume gives researchers, practitioners, and policymakers a much-needed grasp of the forces shaping the experiences of current undergraduates"--
0470376295 9780470376294
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College students--United States. College students--Attitudes.--United States College students--Political activity--United States. Education, Higher--Social aspects--United States. Students.