TY - BOOK AU - Levine,Arthur AU - Dean,Diane R. AU - Levine,Arthur TI - Generation on a tightrope: a portrait of today's college student T2 - The Jossey-Bass higher and adult education series SN - 9780470376294 AV - LA229 .L417 2012 U1 - 378.1/98 23 PY - 2012///] CY - San Francisco PB - Jossey-Bass KW - College students KW - United States KW - Attitudes KW - Political activity KW - Education, Higher KW - Social aspects KW - EDUCATION / Students & Student Life KW - bisacsh N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages [213]-218) and index N2 - "An understanding of today's college students is vital to the effectiveness of our nation's colleges and universities. The third in a series on college student expectations, aspirations, academics, attitudes, values, beliefs, social life and politics, this book presents an accurate portrait of today's undergraduate college students. Covering the main topic areas of the two previous works, it also contains new chapters and makes comparisons across generations. Timely and comprehensive, this volume gives researchers, practitioners, and policymakers a much-needed grasp of the forces shaping the experiences of current undergraduates"-- ER -