Contributions

  • Savage, Marjorie - Contributor
  • Association for the Study of Higher Education - Contributor

Publication

2008 - Wiley/Jossey-Bass, San Francisco, California

Language

English

Word Count

31,250 words, Guess

Page Count

125 pages

Identifiers

and 2 more
  • Better World Books9780470385296
  • Open LibraryOL24899408M

Classifications

  • DDC378.198 22
  • LCCLB2350.5 .W37 2008
  • LCCLB2350.5 .W377 2008

Alternate Titles

  • Parent involvement in higher education

Description

Helicopter parents have become a recent phenomenon in higher education. Who are these parents and why have they landed on our college campuses? This monograph examines parental involvement in higher education by looking at the history of the relationship between students and institutions and institutional responses to this phenomenon. It explores alternative theoretical frameworks that highlight the benefits of strong parental relationships for today's college students, paying particular attention to the variables of gender, race, and socioeconomic class and how they inform the student-parent relationship. This text concludes with implications for practice and suggestions for policy so that all parents are included in our institutional efforts, not just the ones making all the noise. -- Back cover.

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