Emerging Adulthood and Higher Education A New Student Development Paradigm

This important book introduces Arnett’s emerging adulthood theory to scholars and practitioners in higher education and student affairs, illuminating how recent social, cultural, and economic changes have altered the pathway to adulthood. Chapters in this edited collection explore how this theory fits alongside current student development theory, the implications for how college students learn and develop, and how emerging adulthood theory is uniquely suited to address challenges facing higher education today. Emerging Adulthood and Higher Education provides important recommendations for administrators, counselors, and student affairs personnel to provide effective programs and services to facilitate their emerging adults’ journeys through this formative stage of life.

Contents Preface Acknowledgements 1 IntroductionJoseph L. Murrayand Jeffrey Jensen Arnett 2 Conceptual Foundations of Emerging Adulthood Jeffrey Jensen Arnett 3 Emerging Adulthood and Psychosocial Development in College Joseph L. Murray 4 Emerging Adulthood through the Lens of Social Identity Rosemary J. Perez & Lisa Landreman 5 Generational Theory and Emerging Adulthood Joseph L. Murray 6 Career Development in Emerging Adulthood Lisa Severy 7 Problems Associated with Emerging Adulthood Aimee C. Adams & Bruce Sharkin 8 The Role of Parents in Emerging Adulthood Richard Mullendore, Christina Daniel, & Michael Toney 9Strategic Enrollment Management for Emerging Adults: An Organizational and Equity-Based PerspectiveJarrett B. Warshaw & James C. Hearn 10 Creating Campus Environments for Emerging Adults C. Carney Strange 11 Student Affairs Programs for Emerging AdultsMaureen E. Wilson & Patrick G. Love 12 Cultivating Relationships between the Institution and Its Emerging Adult Alumni Shelby K. Radcliffe 13 Conclusion and Future DirectionsJoseph L. Murray & Jeffrey Jensen Arnett Appendix: Information and Resources on Emerging AdulthoodContributor Biographies

Joseph L. Murray is Associate Professor of Education and Director of the Graduate Program in College Student Personnel at Bucknell University, USA. Jeffrey Jensen Arnett is Research Professor of Psychology at Clark University, USA. He is also the Founding President and Executive Director of the Society for the Study of Emerging Adulthood (www.ssea.org).