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The Effects Of Parental Involvement On The College Student Transition: A Qualitative Study At A Large Midwestern University, Lauren Edelman Sep 2013

The Effects Of Parental Involvement On The College Student Transition: A Qualitative Study At A Large Midwestern University, Lauren Edelman

Lauren Edelman

This qualitative research studied the phenomenon of parental involvement in the college transition process and sought to understand if students perceived they were affected, relative to the development of independence and autonomy, by the amount of parental involvement they experienced during this transition. Six traditional college freshmen were interviewed and asked about their relationships with their parents, their parent’s involvement during the college search, application, and transition process, and how they perceived this involvement affected their development of independence and autonomy. This study explored the effects of parental involvement as students transitioned from high school to college. The study looked …


La Universidad Constructora De Estado, Imanol Ordorika Dec 2012

La Universidad Constructora De Estado, Imanol Ordorika

Imanol Ordorika

This book presents a critical analysis of State Building Universities (SBU’s) by looking at the origins, development and contemporary crisis of Mexico’s National Autonomous University under the economic and political constraints posed by neoliberal policies and globalization. The UNAM, as well as other SBU’s, has faced enormous difficulties in order to maintain its centrality on State projects.


Una Nueva Hegemonía: Gestación De La Ley Orgánica De 1944-45, Imanol Ordorika Dec 2012

Una Nueva Hegemonía: Gestación De La Ley Orgánica De 1944-45, Imanol Ordorika

Imanol Ordorika

La Universidad que hoy conocemos tomó forma más notablemente a partir del final de la Revolución Mexicana. Los grupos y fuerzas póliticas que se forjaron a su interior fueron parte de las diversas contiendas que dieron lugar al estatus jurídico que se consolidó en la Ley de 1945 y que persiste hasta nuestros días. Las tradiciones y discursos que emergieron en su interior, así como los grupos y fuerzas que la dominaron, se gestaron durante las distintas etapas de la evolución del Estado posrevolucionario y el desarrollo del sistema político autoritario mexicano.