Screen LibraryAcademically adrift：limited learning on college campuses
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University of Chicago Press,
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| Publisher Address: | Chicago |
| Publication Dates: | c2011. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Carrier Form: | xi, 259 p.: ill. ; 24 cm. |
| ISBN: |
9780226028552 (cloth : alk. paper) 0226028550 (cloth : alk. paper) 9780226028569 (pbk. : alk. paper) 0226028569 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
| Index Number: | G649 |
| CLC: | G649.712.0 |
| Call Number: | G649.712.0/A793 |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [237]-248) and index. College cultures and student learning -- Origins and trajectories -- Pathways through colleges adrift -- Channeling students' energies toward learning -- A mandate for reform. Are undergraduates really learning anything once they get to college? The answer is no. As troubling as their findings are, the authors argue that for many faculty and administrators this conclusion will come as no surprise and is the expected result of |