Emerging Adulthood and Higher Education - A New Student Development Paradigm

This important book introduces Arnett's emerging adulthood theory to scholars and practitioners in higher education and student affairs, illuminating how recent social, cultural, and economic changes have altered the pathway to adulthood.

List of contents

Contents
Preface
Acknowledgements
1 Introduction
Joseph L. Murray and Jeffrey Jensen Arnett
2 Conceptual Foundations of Emerging Adulthood
Jeffrey Jensen Arnett
3 Emerging Adulthood and Psychosocial Development in College
Joseph L. Murray
4 Emerging Adulthood through the Lens of Social Identity
Rosemary J. Perez & Lisa Landreman
5 Generational Theory and Emerging Adulthood
Joseph L. Murray
6 Career Development in Emerging Adulthood
Lisa Severy
7 Problems Associated with Emerging Adulthood
Aimee C. Adams & Bruce Sharkin
8 The Role of Parents in Emerging Adulthood
Richard Mullendore, Christina Daniel, & Michael Toney
9 Strategic Enrollment Management for Emerging Adults: An Organizational and Equity-Based Perspective
Jarrett B. Warshaw & James C. Hearn
10 Creating Campus Environments for Emerging Adults
C. Carney Strange
11 Student Affairs Programs for Emerging Adults
Maureen E. Wilson & Patrick G. Love
12 Cultivating Relationships between the Institution and Its Emerging Adult Alumni Shelby K. Radcliffe
13 Conclusion and Future Directions
Joseph L. Murray & Jeffrey Jensen Arnett
Appendix: Information and Resources on Emerging Adulthood
Contributor Biographies

About the author

Joseph L. Murray is Associate Professor of Education and Director of the Graduate Program in College Student Personnel at Bucknell University, USA.
Jeffrey Jensen Arnett is Research Professor of Psychology at Clark University, USA. He is also the Founding President and Executive Director of the Society for the Study of Emerging Adulthood (www.ssea.org).

Summary

This important book introduces Arnett’s emerging adulthood theory to scholars and practitioners in higher education and student affairs, illuminating how recent social, cultural, and economic changes have altered the pathway to adulthood.

Product details

• Authors: Joseph L. (Bucknell University Murray
• Assisted by: Jeffrey Jensen Arnett (Editor), Arnett Jeffrey Jensen (Editor), Joseph L. Murray (Editor), Murray Joseph L. (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 28.08.2018
• EAN: 9781138654129
• ISBN: 978-1-138-65412-9
• No. of pages: 220
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > General, dictionaries; EDUCATION / General, Psychotherapy, Child & developmental psychology, Child, developmental and lifespan psychology, Teaching skills and techniques, Teaching skills & techniques, Adult education, continuous learning, Higher & further education, tertiary education, Social counselling and advice services, Counselling & Advice Services