Understanding the working college student [[electronic resource] ] : new research and its implications for policy and practice / / edited by Laura W. Perna ; foreword by Glenn DuBois

• Pubblicazione: Sterling, Va., : Stylus, 2010
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (347 p.)
• Disciplina: 331.5
• Soggetto topico: Undergraduates - Employment - United States; Undergraduates - United States - Psychology; Undergraduates - United States - Economic conditions
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: PernLaura W <1966-> (Laura Walter)
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: section 1. Work as a form of financial aid -- section 2. Work as a component of student identity -- section 3. Work as a vehicle for promoting cognitive development and learning -- section 4. Work as a vehicle for improving student engagement -- section 5. Work as a vehicle for improving educational and economic attainment.
• Sommario/riassunto: This book offers the most complete and comprehensive conceptualization of the "working college student" available. It provides a multifaceted picture of the characteristics, experiences, and challenges of working college students and a more complete understanding of the heterogeneity underlying the label "undergraduates who work" and the implications of working for undergraduate students' educational experiences and outcomes. It raises important questions for public policymakers, college administrators, faculty, academic advisors, student services and financial aid staff, and institutional and
• Titolo autorizzato: Understanding the working college student
• ISBN: 1-57922-553-5
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910461514603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II