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Title: When Hope and Fear Collide: A Portrait of Today's College Student by Arthur Levine, Jeanette S. Cureton ISBN: 0-7879-3877-7 Publisher: Jossey-Bass Pub. Date: 13 February, 1998 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $35.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4 (4 reviews)
Rating: 3
Summary: Worth A Quick Read
Comment: Levine and Cureton present an interesting portrait of college students in the mid-1990s. Their findings concerning students' perceptions of racial issues are particularly troubling and worthy of additional study and thought. (For reasons that are not clear to me, the chapter entitled "Multiculturalism" deals almost exclusively with racial issues, and does not consider gender (dealt with elsewhere in a very limited way), sexual orientation, religion, or any of the other diverse cultural issues that true multiculturalism attempts to address.) They present a lot of information, but give one very little idea what to do with it, except in the most of general of terms. (Like another reviewer, I would have liked to have seen the last chapter expanded significantly.) And I was concerned throughout that the information (gathered largely between 1993 and 1998) may now be out of date. Even so, the authors make the important point that educators must look beyond their own perceptions and experience and attempt to see the world as their students do, if they hope to provide an education fitted to the demands of the 21st century.
Rating: 4
Summary: Must read for college and university types
Comment: I finished this book just after reading Making the Most of College by Dr. Richard Light. Both books offer interesting glimpses at today's college students (although most of the data in Hope and Fear is from 1995 and prior), but from different perspectives. Light focuses on personal narratives and Levine and Cureton more on compiled statistics. Both are well written and insightful.
This book also compares well with Millennials Rising by Strauss and Howe, which details more generational mores and trends than just college happenings.
The best chapter of this book is the last with the summary suggestions. So often authors point out faults, problems and weak areas, but Levine and Cureton put forth a very proactive, innovative and interdisciplinary plan for the necessary curriculum and pedagogical revolution.
I recommend reading the last chapter separately, otherwise it loses some of its appeal and clarity. I found myself re-reading the last chapter and even taking notes!
This book earned four stars instead of five because much more could have been written in regards to the summary suggestions. The early chapters are but supporting facts to what could/should have been a lengthier tome on college curricula and teaching styles.
Still this is a very worthwhile read and a helpful look inside college life, both in and out of the classroom.
Rating: 5
Summary: A helpful snapshot of today's college students
Comment: This book is a quick and fascinating read. It provides insights into today's college students -- and how they are different from those of just 10 years ago. I recommend this book frequently and have found that those who read it enjoy it and find it very helpful. The authors occasionally tend to overstate their case on a few points, but this is an otherwise fine book.
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