Author: Arthur Levine
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Publisher: Jossey-Bass
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Generation on a Tightrope: A Portrait of Today's College Student
An understanding of today’s undergraduate college students is vital to the effectiveness of our nation’s colleges and universities.Generation on a Tightrope review. Read full reviews of Generation On A Tightrope Ebook.
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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 ex
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Generation on a Tightrope : A Portrait of Today's College Student, ISBN-13: 9780470376294, ISBN-10: 0470376295
author arthur levine author diane r dean format hardback language english publication year 14 02 2013 subject social sciences subject 2 adult further education title generation on a tightrope a portrait of today s college student author levine arthur dean diane r publisher jossey bass inc pub publication date sep 04 2012 pages 256 binding hardcover edition 1 st dimensions 6 00 wx 9 00 hx 1 00 d isbn 0470376295 subject education higher description an understanding of today s college students is
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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 so far ill-equipped to offer and which will require major changes of them to provide. Examining college student expectations, aspirations, academics, attitudes, values, beliefs, social life, and politics, this book paints an accurate portrait of today’s students. Timely and comprehensive, this volume offers educators, researchers, practitioners, policymakers, and employers guidance and a much-needed grasp of the forces shaping the experiences of current undergraduates. The book:
- Is based on completely new research of 5,000 college students and student affairs practitioners from 270 diverse college campuses
- Explores the similarities and differences between today’s generation of students and previous generations
Key Findings by Arthur Levine, author of Generation on a Tightrope: A Portrait of Today's College Student
- On the Recession
- 48% of campuses report increases in the number of students temporarily dropping out for financial reasons
- 67% report students are working longer hours for financial reasons
- 48% report increases in the number of students living at home for financial reasons
- 36% report students are taking fewer credits for financial reasons
- 62% of college students say the recession affected where they went to college
- 67% say the chief benefit of college is increased earning power versus 44% in 1976
- On Academics
- 41% of undergraduates have average grades of A- or higher, versus 7% in 1969
- 9% have grades of C or less versus 25% in 1969
- 45% have taken remedial courses
- 60% say their grades understate the true quality of their work
- On Sex and Dating
- 47% of undergraduates say they have had a "hook up" or casual sex by the time they graduate
- 70% of sexually active students report one partner in the past year (17% report three or more partners)
- 39% of sexually active undergraduates report never or rarely using a condom
- 37% of four-year colleges report increased interracial dating
- 55% have experienced increases in Internet or e-mail stalking or harassment
- 41% have experienced increases in cell-phone stalking or harassment
- On Social Media
- On average, undergraduates have 241 social media friends (overwhelmingly on Facebook)
- 45% of undergraduates trust the people they meet on Facebook
- 74% would comfortable with their parents seeing their Facebook page
- 62% would be comfortable with an employer seeing their Facebook page
- A plurality say the establishment of the World Wide Web is the key event in their lives, versus the 29% who cite the September 11 attack and its aftermath
- On Parents
- 41% of undergraduates text, email, call or visit their parents at least daily (19% three times a day or more)
- 27% of undergraduates asked parents to intervene in problems with professors or employers
- 76% of colleges and universities report increases in parent involvement and intervention
- On Politics and Activism
- 68% of students are not politically active or engaged
- 83% believe meaningful social change cannot be achieved through the traditional American politics
- 65% were engaged in service activities in the past 12 months
- On the Future
- 89% of undergraduates are optimistic about their personal futures
- 35% are optimistic about the future of the country
- 73% expect to be at least as well off as their parents
- 79% do not expect social security to be available when they retire
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