With the parents of today’s college students challenging traditional policies and philosophical approaches to student development, administrators must develop a consistent and coordinated message that meets their changing needs.
This sourcebook provides readers with a rationale and a strategy for working with parents of college students. Several themes emerge. This chapter identifies some of these themes and suggests titles for further research, many of which were already noted in the individual chapters.Several chapters highlight the changing demographics of the undergraduate student population as well as the changing dynamics of their families. Institutions must pay attention to the institution-student-parent relationship to assure accuracy and consistency of messages, policies, and programs. In addition, institutions must assess how well they provide for the needs of students with various backgrounds, needs, and experiences. On many campuses, today' s students do not look like the students of the past. Likewise, families are dramatically different. Although this sourcebook emphasizes the challenges associated with this increasing diversity, institutions must assess how successfully policies and programs support the academic experience of all students. This singular focus on academic success should transcend the differences inherent in today' s student populations.Two especially salient books provide insights for practitioners seeking to learn more about the changing nature of student demographics and values. NEW DIRECTIONS FOR STUDENT SERVICES, no. 94, Summer 2001
NASSP's Model Schools Project presented its fifth annual report during the Association's Convention. Published here are statements by a teacher, a student, and the principal of one of the MSP schools (selected because of their proximity to the NASSP office and the convention), plus statements by another MSP principal in Canada, and by the Model Schools Project Directors.
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