Includes bibliographical references (p. 103-114) and indexes.
Contents:
Defining parental involvement -- Reasons for parental involvement -- Generation -- Cost of college -- Use of technology -- Changes in parenting -- Demographics -- Theoretical grounding -- K-12 literature -- College student development: separation-individuation -- Secure attachment -- Measured effects of attachment -- Attachment and residential status -- A new view of student development -- Students, parents, and the institution -- In loco parentis -- College students: children or adults? -- Student identity: gender, race, and class -- Gender -- Race -- Socioeconomic class -- Implications -- Parent services and best practices -- Today's parents: mentors or machines? -- Challenges in working with parents -- The bottom line: cost -- When do colleges need parents? -- Recommendations.
Summary:
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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