By Shelley Errington Nicholson, University of Massachusetts at Amherst Generation on a tightrope: A portrait of today’s college student is reviewed in an attempt to synthesize themes relevant to higher education practitioners. This book review examines the third volume dedicated to deconstructing the attitudes of a particular generation of college students. This review highlights the author’s success in creating a readable and useful text for working with current or previous generations of college students. Shelly Errington Nicholson is currently a second year doctoral student in Educational Policy and Leadership at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. Shelley has worked at several institutions including Rice University and the University of Edinburgh. Shelley is the co-editor of the text Empowering Women in Higher Education and Student Affairs: Theory, Research, Narratives and Practice from Feminist Perspectives. [Click below to download a pdf of the full review] |
Volume 10 (2013) In this issue:
[Click Current and Past Issues for Downloads of Each Article] Editor's Introduction by Travis York Advancing Graduate Student Agency by KerryAnn O'Meara The Development of Academic Self-Efficacy among First-Year College Students in a Comprehensive Public University by Christos Korgan, Nathan Durdella, and Mark Stevens Gender, Spirituality, and Community Engagement: Complexities for Students at Catholic Women's Colleges by Kathryn A. E. Enke and Kelly T. Winters The Impact of State Financial Support on the Internationalization of Public Higher Education: A Panel Data Analysis by Chrystal Annunciata George Mwangi
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Book Review - Generation on a Tightrope: A Portrait of Today’s College Studentposted Sep 6, 2013, 9:32 AM by Frank Fernandez [ updated Sep 23, 2013, 8:38 PM ] |