Back in School : How Student Parents Are Transforming College and Family.
"Back in School explores what it means to be a successful student and how these valuations are shaped by access to resources and cultural beliefs regarding the perceived purpose of a college education as we venture forward into the twenty-first century. These student parents have chosen to be a...
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| Формат: | Licensed eBooks |
| Язык: | английский |
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New Brunswick :
Rutgers University Press,
2019.
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| Серии: | American Campus Ser.
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| Online-ссылка: | https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/j.ctvnwbxc6 |
Оглавление:
- Cover; Series Page; Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; 1. "We're Not Living in the Old School Anymore": Student Parents on Campus; 2. The American Dream?: Expanding Opportunities and the Changing University; 3. "I'm Just Looking for Some Kind of Understanding": Academic Resources and Campus Culture; 4. What Students Want and Why; 5. Weaving Existing and New Identities at Home; 6. False Promises?: Go to College, Get a Job; 7. "It's a Marathon, Not a Sprint": Final Thoughts; Appendix: List of Student Parent Participants and Sample Demographics; Acknowledgments; Notes; References