Arthur Levine, Diane R. Dean

Generation on a Tightrope (eBook, ePUB)

A Portrait of Today's College Student

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Produktbeschreibung

Today's college students feel as if they are crossing an abyss between their dreams and the reality of an uncertain future. They are a generation seeking stability in a time of profound and accelerating change. They want government and our other social institutions to work in a time when they're broken; they cling to the American Dream in an age of diminished expectations. They are walking a tightrope, attempting to balance digital connectedness and personal isolation, global citizenship and local vision, commonality and difference in the most diverse generation in American history, and a desire to be treated as mature adults while being more dependent on their parents than previous college students. Generation on a Tightrope offers a compelling portrait of today's undergraduate college students that sheds light on their attributes, expectations, aspirations, academics, attitudes, values, beliefs, social lives, and politics. Based on research of 5,000 college students and student affairs practitioners from 270 diverse college campuses, the book explores the similarities and differences between today's generation of students and previous generations. The authors examine the myriad forces that have shaped these students and will continue to shape them as they prepare to meet the future. The first two volumes in this series exploring the psyche of college students, When Dreams and Heroes Died (1980) and When Hope and Fear Collide (1998), offered thoughtful and accurate profiles of the students of the 1980s and 1990s. As Generation on a Tightrope clearly reveals, today's students need a very different education than the undergraduates who came before them: an education for the 21st Century, which colleges and universities are ill-equipped to offer and which will require major changes of them to provide. Painting a realistic picture of today's college students, the authors offer guidance to higher education professionals, researchers, practitioners, policymakers, employers, parents, and the public. The book's insights can help them equip students for the world they face and the world they will help to create.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. Juli 2012
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781118233832
• Artikelnr.: 38231056

Autorenporträt

THE AUTHORS ARTHUR LEVINE is president of the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation. Previously, he was president and professor of education at Teachers College, Columbia University. DIANE R. DEAN is associate professor of higher education policy and administration at Illinois State University.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface ix

Acknowledgments xix

The Authors xxiii

Introduction 1

Chapter 1: The Past Is a Foreign Country 11

Chapter 2: Academics: The Internet and the Blackboard 37

Chapter 3: Life Outside the Classroom: The New Tribalism 53

Chapter 4: Parents: Helicopters, Lawnmowers, and Stealth Bombers79

Chapter 5: Multiculturalism: The Demographics of Comfort 95

Chapter 6: Politics: Talking Global, Acting Local 117

Chapter 7: The Future: Clinging to the American Dream 147

Chapter 8: Conclusion: The Future Is a Foreign Country 155

Appendix A: The Life and Times of the Class of 2012: AChronology 199

Appendix B: Studies Used in This Book 205

Appendix C: Campus Contacts 209

References 213

Index 219

We dedicate this book to our spouses, Linda Fentiman and JohnGiglio, both educators, and to our children, Jamie Levine, who isteaching today's college students; Rachel Levine, whograduated from college in 2010 and is one of the people we arewriting about; and Andy and Katy Giglio, who are the collegestudents of the future. We love you very much.

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"Over the last four decades, Arthur Levine has become thepremier analyst of continuities and changes in the American collegestudent population. In this impressive and comprehensive volume,Levine and coauthor Diane Dean provide an authoritative and richlytextured picture of the much-discussed current generation."--Howard Gardner, Hobbs Professor of Cognition and Education,Harvard Graduate School of Education

"Arthur Levine and Diane R. Dean take the long view oftoday's generation of college students. This is a brilliantexamination of what has shaped our young people, what they aredoing with the tools they have, and where they are headed. It is adiagnosis of what ails them, a celebration of their strengths, anda compelling and generous prescription for their future--andours." --Henry Louis Gates, Jr., Alphonse FletcherUniversity Professor, Harvard University

"Through this captivating portrait of the aspirations,values, and unique needs of today's college students, Levineand Dean's clearly written and engaging book ought togenerate a national discussion of how higher education can berestructured in order to respond to and prepare the next generationof college-educated adults--not only for effective functioningin the workplace, but also to live lives as whole human beings whocan help to lead our society to a healthier place."--Alexander W. Astin and Helen S. Astin, distinguishedprofessors of higher education emeriti, UCLA, and authors,Cultivating the Spirit: How Higher Education can EnhanceStudents' Inner Lives

"I can't say enough about how important this work is.This book is right on the mark for what needs to be known andunderstood about today's college students by those who areresponsible for educating the future leaders and citizens of theworld." --Gwen Dungy, Executive Director, Emeritus,NASPA, Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education

"Generation on a Tightrope: A Portrait of Today'sCollege Student is a must-read for college presidents,administrators, and professors as well as parents, employers, andgovernment leaders--who all have a stake in student success.Understanding who today's college students are is essentialas we collaboratively develop and deliver the education that willprepare this generation to build our future." --Nancy L.Zimpher, Chancellor, State University of New York