{"product_id":"generation-on-a-tightrope-9780470376294","title":"Generation on a Tightrope","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eProvides a portrait of today's college students to help inform better research, practice, and policies designed to improve the undergraduate college experience and increase participation among underserved populations.         Founded on completely new research of over 10,000 students and over 3,000 student affairs practitioners.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A new landmark in the field ... geomorphologists will find this book too useful to leave the bookshop without it\". Progress in Physical Geography \u003c!--end--\u003e  \"Andrew Goudie manages to combine scholarship and scientific analysis of a high order with a fluent prose style and attractive illustration. The result is a book which can be enjoyed by anyone with some basic geological knowledge.\" Geological Magazine  \"Required reading for anyone seeking to understand the geomorphology of England and Wales.\" Times Higher Educational Supplement  \"The most balanced descriptive account of the geomorphology of England and Wales that has yet appeared.\" Environment and Planning A\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments xix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Authors xxiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 1: The Past Is a Foreign Country 11\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 2: Academics: The Internet and the Blackboard 37\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 3: Life Outside the Classroom: The New Tribalism 53\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 4: Parents: Helicopters, Lawnmowers, and Stealth Bombers 79\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 5: Multiculturalism: The Demographics of Comfort 95\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 6: Politics: Talking Global, Acting Local 117\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 7: The Future: Clinging to the American Dream 147\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 8: Conclusion: The Future Is a Foreign Country 155\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix A: The Life and Times of the Class of 2012: A Chronology 199\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix B: Studies Used in This Book 205\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix C: Campus Contacts 209\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 213\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 219\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWe dedicate this book to our spouses, Linda Fentiman and John Giglio, both educators, and to our children, Jamie Levine, who is teaching today’s college students; Rachel Levine, who graduated from college in 2010 and is one of the people we are writing about; and Andy and Katy Giglio, who are the college students of the future. We love you very much.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley \u0026 Sons Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48733786636631,"sku":"9780470376294","price":30.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780470376294.jpg?v=1720001683","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/generation-on-a-tightrope-9780470376294","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}