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by Rebekah Nathan

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An anthropology teacher at a large university tells what happens when, after 15 years of teaching, she decides to do what anthropologists do when confused by a different culture (in this case, her students): she enrolls as a freshman, moves into the dorm, and takes a full load of courses.

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After fifteen years of teaching anthropology at a large university, Rebekah Nathan had become baffled by her own students. Their strange behavior—eating meals at their desks, not completing reading assignments, remaining silent through class discussions—made her feel as if she were dealing with a completely foreign culture. So Nathan decided to do what anthropologists do when confused by a different culture: Go live with them. She enrolled as a freshman, moved into the dorm, ate in the dining hall, and took a full load of courses. And she came to understand that being a student is a pretty difficult job, too. Her discoveries about contemporary undergraduate culture are surprising and her observations are invaluable, making My Freshman Year essential reading for students, parents, faculty, and anyone interested in educational policy.

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After fifteen years of teaching anthropology at a large university, Rebekah Nathan had become baffled by her own students. Their strange behavior--eating meals at their desks, not completing reading assignments, remaining silent through class discussions--made her feel as if she were dealing with a completely foreign culture. So Nathan decided to do what anthropologists do when confused by a different culture: Go live with them. She enrolled as a freshman, moved into the dorm, ate in the dining hall, and took a full load of courses. And she came to understand that being a student is a pretty difficult job, too. Her discoveries about contemporary undergraduate culture are surprising and her observations are invaluable, making My Freshman Year essential reading for students, parents, faculty, and anyone interested in educational policy.

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  • Title My Freshman Year: What a Professor Learned by Becoming a Student
  • Author Rebekah Nathan
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition [ Edition: Repri
  • Pages 208
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Penguin Books, New York
  • Publication date 2006-07-25
  • Features Bibliography, Index, Table of Contents
  • ISBN 9780143037477 / 0143037471
  • Weight 0.4 lbs (0.18 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.2 x 5 x 0.6 in (20.83 x 12.70 x 1.52 cm)
  • Age range 18 to UP years
  • Grade levels 13 - UP
  • Category Education / Teaching
  • Library of Congress subjects Adult college students - United States -, College students - United States - Social
  • Dewey Decimal Code 378.198

Media reviews

"It's anthropology at its best: accessible, illuminating, contextual." —The Christian Science Monitor



"My Freshman Year... is an insightful, riveting look at college life and American values." —The Boston Globe

About the author

Rebekah Nathan is a pseudonym for Cathy Small. She is a professor of anthropology at Northern Arizona University and the author of Voyages: From Tongan Villages to American Suburbs.
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