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America's undergraduates truly represent a mind-boggling diversity. Today's College Students: A Reader looks at a wide variety of student groups and identities, which sets it apart from other texts on contemporary college students that do not cover such a broad spectrum. The editors and contributors also invite students, their instructors, and other college/university practitioners to be mindful of the crucial, yet sometimes overlooked, connection between extra-curricular campus activities and learning. Sustaining educational moments throughout the undergraduate experience, in and out of the classroom, is why colleges exist. This volume thus reminds us that both social interaction and individual critical reflection are vital collegiate processes, especially in an age of consumerism and the McDonaldization of higher education. Ultimately, the text seeks to reinforce and augment the rich diversity that can make college more rewarding for us all. It is especially useful for courses devoted to today's college students and diversity, the multicultural university, college student development, and student affairs administration.
About the Author:
Pietro A. Sasso is Assistant Professor of Student Affairs and College Counseling at Monmouth University in West Long Branch, New Jersey. He has over a decade of experience in postsecondary education in both student affairs and academic areas. His research focuses on identity construction and college student development outcomes.
Joseph L. DeVitis has edited a notable group of readers for Peter Lang: The College Curriculum (2013), Contemporary Colleges and Universities (2013), Critical Civic Literacy (2013), Character and Moral Education (2011), and Adolescent Education (2010). The latter three books won Critics’ Choice Awards from the American Educational Studies Association
Title: Today's College Students: A Reader
Publisher: Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publi
Publication Date: 2014
Binding: Paperback
Condition: Very Good
Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket