{"product_id":"9780470376294","title":"Generation on a Tightrope A Portrait of Today's College Student","description":"\u003ch1\u003eGeneration on a Tightrope\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eA Portrait of Today's College Student\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eArthur Levine | Diane R. Dean\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eEducation \/ Student Life \u0026amp; Student Affairs\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eToday’s college students feel as if they are crossing an abyss between their dreams and the reality of an uncertain future. They are a generation seeking stability in a time of profound and accelerating change. They want government and our other social institutions to work in a time when they’re broken; they cling to the American Dream in an age of diminished expectations. They are walking a tightrope, attempting to balance digital connectedness and personal isolation, global citizenship and local vision, commonality and difference in the most diverse generation in American history, and a desire to be treated as mature adults while being more dependent on their parents than previous college students. \u003ci\u003eGeneration on a Tightrope\u003c\/i\u003e offers a compelling portrait of today’s undergraduate college students that sheds light on their attributes, expectations, aspirations, academics, attitudes, values, beliefs, social lives, and politics. Based on research of 5,000 college students and student affairs practitioners from 270 diverse college campuses, the book explores the similarities and differences between today’s generation of students and previous generations. The authors examine the myriad forces that have shaped these students and will continue to shape them as they prepare to meet the future.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe first two volumes in this series exploring the psyche of college students, \u003ci\u003eWhen Dreams and Heroes Died\u003c\/i\u003e (1980) and \u003ci\u003eWhen Hope and Fear Collide\u003c\/i\u003e (1998), offered thoughtful and accurate profiles of the students of the 1980s and 1990s. As \u003ci\u003eGeneration on a Tightrope\u003c\/i\u003e 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 ill-equipped to offer and which will require major changes of them to provide.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePainting a realistic picture of today’s college students, the authors offer guidance to higher education professionals, researchers, practitioners, policymakers, employers, parents, and the public. The book’s insights can help them equip students for the world they face and the world they will help to create.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cp\u003eTHE AUTHORS\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eARTHUR LEVINE\u003c\/b\u003e is president of the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation. Previously, he was president and professor of education at Teachers College, Columbia University. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDIANE R. DEAN\u003c\/b\u003e is associate professor of higher education policy and administration at Illinois State University. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e04 September 2012\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eJossey-Bass\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9780470376294\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e256\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e15.68\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44379954086028,"sku":"9780470376294","price":39.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9780470376294_aa1646dc-3dcc-444b-aed8-f0ae39677ba0.jpg?v=1781091312","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9780470376294","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}