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Civic Work, Civic Lessons: Intergenerational Reflections--An Interview with Thomas Ehrlich and Ernestine Fu
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McTighe Musil, Caryn – Change: The Magazine of Higher Learning, 2014
In a September 2013 interview, Thomas Ehrlich and Ernestine Fu--whose passion for public service is manifested in differing ways and from two dramatically different generational standpoints--discussed insights from their co-authored book, "Civic Work, Civic Lessons: Two Generations Reflect on Public Service (2013)." Septuagenarian Tom…
Descriptors: Public Service, Service Learning, Citizen Participation, Interviews
The Black Church and Millennial Philanthropy: Influences on College Student Prosocial Behaviors at a Church-Affiliated Black College
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Drezner, Noah D. – Christian Higher Education, 2013
Colleges and universities are increasingly relying on philanthropic contributions to allow them to continue to provide high-quality education. Christian higher education is no different. African Americans give a larger percentage of their disposable income to nonprofits than any other racial group; this giving is primarily directed to the Black…
Descriptors: Black Colleges, African Americans, Prosocial Behavior, Church Related Colleges
Women and Higher Education: Perspectives of Middle-Class, Mother-Daughter Dyads
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Cooper, Linda – Gender and Education, 2013
This qualitative research explores women's experiences of accessing higher education (HE) in England, through the mother-daughter relationship. Women's pathways to university and their funding histories are presented from both past and recent generations, to contextualise an understanding of funding HE in light of the 2012 tuition fee increase.…
Descriptors: Females, Womens Education, Access to Education, Foreign Countries