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020 _a9781978801912
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020 _z9781978801882
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035 _a(OCoLC)1114968489
040 _aMdBmJHUP
_cMdBmJHUP
100 1 _aPearson, A. Fiona.
245 1 0 _aBack in School :
_bHow Student Parents Are Transforming College and Family
264 1 _aNew Brunswick :
_bRutgers University Press,
_c2019.
264 3 _aBaltimore, Md. :
_bProject MUSE,
_c2019
264 4 _c©2019.
300 _a1 online resource (184 pages).
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
490 0 _aThe American Campus Ser.
500 _aIndexAbout the Author
505 0 _aCover; 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
506 0 _aOpen Access
_fUnrestricted online access
_2star
520 _a"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 part of a traditional campus culture, attending public colleges and universities where they can learn, grow, and prepare themselves for not just a job but a life outside of school and work. In challenging dominant paradigms regarding the purpose and function of public higher education in the twenty-first century, these students are also, albeit not always consciously, calling for changes in that will produce greater socioeconomic and gender equity in our culture, on college campuses, and in their personal lives"--
_cProvided by publisher.
588 _aDescription based on print version record.
650 7 _aPublic universities and colleges.
_2fast
_0(OCoLC)fst01083102
650 7 _aEducational equalization.
_2fast
_0(OCoLC)fst00903418
650 7 _aEducational change.
_2fast
_0(OCoLC)fst00903371
650 7 _aAdult education.
_2fast
_0(OCoLC)fst00797275
650 7 _aEDUCATION
_xGeneral.
_2bisacsh
650 6 _aDemocratisation de l'enseignement
_zÉtats-Unis.
650 6 _aEnseignement
_xReforme
_zÉtats-Unis.
650 6 _aÉducation des adultes
_zÉtats-Unis.
650 6 _aUniversites publiques
_zÉtats-Unis.
650 0 _aEducational equalization
_zUnited States.
650 0 _aEducational change
_zUnited States.
650 0 _aAdult education
_zUnited States.
650 0 _aPublic universities and colleges
_zUnited States.
650 0 _aAdult college students
_xFamily relationships
_zUnited States.
651 7 _aUnited States.
_2fast
_0(OCoLC)fst01204155
655 7 _aElectronic books.
_2local
710 2 _aProject Muse.
_edistributor
830 0 _aBook collections on Project MUSE.
856 4 0 _zFull text available:
_uhttps://muse.jhu.edu/book/67802/
945 _aProject MUSE - 2019 Complete
945 _aProject MUSE - 2019 Higher Education
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