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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التفاصيل البيبلوغرافية
المؤلف الرئيسي: Pearson, A. Fiona
التنسيق: الكتروني كتاب الكتروني
اللغة:الإنجليزية
منشور في: New Brunswick : Rutgers University Press, 2019.
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جدول المحتويات:
  • 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