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Generation On A Tightrope: A Portrait Of Today's College Student (2012)

by Arthur Levine(Favorite Author)

3.32 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

0470376295 (ISBN13: 9780470376294)

languge

English

genre

Nonfiction

publisher

Jossey-Bass

review 1: This was a required read for my Associate Dean Think Tank meeting next month. Enjoyed the descriptions of the undergraduate today and how he/she has changed from the past. The author provides some quantitative and qualitative data about the "typical" undergrad who are often called "millennials, generation 2k, net generation, or the generation. Good overview of academics, life outside the classroom, parents, politics, and the future. This is a must read for anyone working in higher ed with undergrads. I look forward to the discussion we will have next month with associate deans from different colleges.
review 2: As the subtitle says, this is "a portrait of today's college student." When I first began reading it, I thought that an editor should be called in, be... morecause there were endless examples of who today's college students are. That's also how the book ends. However, inbetween, there is a fascinating discussion of today's college students, their possible disconnect with the professors who are interacting with them, and how that might be addressed. I especially liked the idea that the professors are hunters, but the students are gatherers. less

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