In the Fire of Their Youth

An author's commentary on his experience living among Rutgers University students in a dormitory, focusing on the issues in student life, is reviewed. The author finds that student life is both better (more genuine, purposeful, and intellectual) and worse (hedonistic, racist, and sexist) than o...

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Published in:Review of higher education 1990, Vol.14 (1), p.117-127
Main Author: Ramsay, John G
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
College Environment
College Students
Coming of Age in New Jersey
Extracurricular Activities
Higher Education
Quality of Life
Rutgers the State University NJ
Student Attitudes
Student College Relationship
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Summary:An author's commentary on his experience living among Rutgers University students in a dormitory, focusing on the issues in student life, is reviewed. The author finds that student life is both better (more genuine, purposeful, and intellectual) and worse (hedonistic, racist, and sexist) than other scholars have argued. (Author/MSE)
ISSN:0162-5748
1090-7009
1090-7009
DOI:10.1353/rhe.1990.0007