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Record Nr.

UNINA9910461538803321

Titolo

Diverse millennial students in college [[electronic resource] ] : implications for faculty and student affairs / / edited by Fred A. Bonner, II, Aretha F. Marbley, and Mary F. Howard-Hamilton

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Sterling, Va., : Stylus Pub., 2011

ISBN

1-57922-711-2

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (314 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

BonnerFred A

MarbleyAretha Faye

Howard-HamiltonMary F

Disciplina

378.1/98

Soggetti

Library users - Effect of technological innovations on - United States

Libraries and students - United States

Generation Y - Attitudes - United States

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. Diverse millennials in college : a national perspective -- pt. 2. African American millennials in college -- pt. 3. Asian American millennials in college -- pt. 4. Latina/o millennials in college -- pt. 5. Native American millennials in college -- pt. 6. LGBTQ American millennials in college -- pt. 7. Bi- and multiracial millennials in college -- pt. 8. Voices of millennials in college : a diversity of perspectives.

Sommario/riassunto

While many institutions have developed policies to address the myriad needs of Millennial college students and their parents, inherent in many of these initiatives is the underlying assumption that this student population is a homogeneous group. This book is significant because it addresses and explores the characteristics and experiences of Millennials from an array of perspectives, taking into account not only racial and ethnic identity, but also cultural background, sexual orientation, and socioeconomic status differences-all factors contributing to how these students interface with academe