Generation on a tightrope a portrait of today's college student
"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...
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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San Francisco :
Jossey-Bass,
[2012]
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| Edition: | Third edition. |
| Series: | The Jossey-Bass higher and adult education series
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Table of Contents:
- 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.
