In this article found on schools.com by John Fortenbury (2013), he talks about the different benefits of working while also attending school. He discusses the pros and cons of working your way through college, such as being able to build your resume.
Jon Fortenbury is an established writer who has written many school based articles. The information that he presents seeems to correspond with what I have gathered from other sources also. It's not unreasonable information. This source is credible because it comes from a popular website when looking for help with schools.
This article helps further my blog by adding insight into the information that I have already presented. He gives suggestions about working while in college and some of the major reasons that a good amount of college students choose to work.
I Davis, Jessica. "School Enrollment and Work Status: 2011." American Community Survey Briefs: 1-4. Print.
In this study conducted by Jessica Davis (2012), she condenses the statistics of students who work while also attending school. Her studies are based on a 2011 consensus.
Seeing as this source is from the US Census Bureau, I find it to be accurate. In the graphs, Davis accounts for the margin of error that may occur. The information presented in these graphs seems to be accurate, but there is a chance that there is error because the study used a sample group to make assumptions about the population. Since this is a government funded site, I find that it should be considered credible.
This research was helpful for my blog because it shows how many students in college and high school work, as well as different amounts of hours that they spent working on average. I used this source to back up a claim I made about students working.
Narula, Svati . "Is it wise to work while in college?." Is it Wise to Work While in College?. The Atlantic, 1 Apr. 2014. Web. 14 May 2014. <http://www.schools.com/articles/is-it-wise-to-work-while-in-college.html>.
In the article, "The Myth of Working Your Way Through College", by Svati Kirsten Narula (2014), she states that with the cost of tuition now, and the average minimum wage in most states, it is nearly impossible for college students to pay their own college tuition any longer. She calculates that it would now take a student about 991 hours of work to pay off tuition for a year.
I believe this is a credible source due to the different graphs and sources of information she pulls from to corroborate her conclusion that it is now unreasonable to expect college students to pay for their own tuition. Her calculations show that now it would take a student working about 991 hours at minimum wage to pay a year's worth of tuition. I find this to be a reasonable assertion that we now rely more on financial aid than students did about 15 to 20 years ago.
This article progresses my analysis that as college students now, there is more of a need for us to work. Many of us take out college loans to pay tuition, but that still leaves our everyday expenses to be paid for. I found it quite interesting that years ago, it was more common that students would work for the summer to pay their own tuition.
Yarnel, Careen. "CentreDaily.com." Teach students benefits of positive leisure time use. Center Daily Times, 15 Mar. 2010. Web. 19 May 2014. <http://www.centredaily.com/2010/03/15/1852988/teach-students-benefits-of-positive.html>.
In the article, "Teach Students Benefits of Positive Leisure Time," written by Careen Yarnel (2010), she discusses the importance of college students having free time to shape their character in a good way during school. She touches on the fact that it's actually good for students to learn how to do things that impact their life positively such a spending time with family and friends to laugh and relax during the stressful school year.
This article mentions tips that help students in a positive way with avoiding stress and getting involved in things outside of school. Her tips seem to be very accurate. It's reasonable to accept these facts and tips as correct as I have seen some students on campus employ them.
I thought that this article was very helpful because it offered some stress relieving activities that students could try to help positively build their character. It also offered a different outlook on how students can spend their free time, instead of doing things that are unproductive.
Meglio, Francesca. "Stress Takes Its Toll on College Students." Bloomberg Business Week. Bloomberg, 10 May 2012. Web. 19 May 2014. <http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2012-05-10/stress-takes-its-toll-on-college-students>.
In Francesca Megilo's article, "Stress Takes It's Toll on College Students," (2012), she discusses some of the different ways that stress can negatively affect college students in our society now. With college being more competitive than it has ever been, more students are facing stress related issues such as mental breakdowns from the pressure to do well.
In my opinion, this is a credible source because it touches on a topic that is very prevalent on college campuses now: mental health issues due to extreme levels of stress. This information about stress is found on several different sources, as well as tips for managing it and seeking help when necessary. It touches on the fact that many students don't seek help due to the negative stigma that is tagged to mental illness. This is a credible source because they offer statistics to back up their claims.
This source helped shape my writing because as a college student faced with lots of stressful situations due to lack of time, or pressure to do well, these facts were helpful. They also furthered my blog by adding to the information that I was able to give to help with stress.
"Running with the (Red) Bulls: Is energy drink consumption fueling caffeine dependence among college students?." The Brief Addiction Science Information Source 16 Jan. 2008: NA. Web.
This source offers interesting information about stress levels and increased energy drink consumption among college students. There are several reasons that college students choose to drink energy drinks, some of which being that they're sleep deprived or feel that they need an energy boost.
The graph included in this site, which I used in one of my blog posts helps add to the credibility of their argument that college students have been drinking more and more energy drinks. I feel that the information presented is accurate. It's reasonable to assume that since 2008, the amount of students who rely on multiple energy drinks has only risen. I think that this is credible as it is a source that comes from Harvard.
This source did change how I think about the topic of energy drinks in college because I did not realize that so many students use them regularly to help aid with sleep deprivation. It fits into my research because I investigate the topic of students being too stressed from not having enough time to complete all of their work.
Clark, Kim . "7 Reasons to Work Your way Through College." US News. U.S.News & World Report, 9 Oct. 2009. Web. 19 May 2014. <http://www.usnews.com/education/blogs/college-cash-101/2009/10/09/7-reasons-to-work-your-way-through-college>.
In Kim Clark's article, "7 Reasons to Work Your Way Through College," (2010), she addresses some of the major benefits to students working while also attending school. She offers some different insight into what ways it can be beneficial to students to work, but she also suggests keeping it to part time so as not to devote too much time to work.
I find that this source is very credible as it was published by US News, which is very reputable. The information I found in this article is also the same as what I found from several other articles discussing guidelines for college students who choose to work. The information presented is reasonable and corroborated by other sources that I've encountered.
This source was helpful because it offered a list of some of the pros of working while in college, but also guidelines on how to be the most successful at balancing both work and school. Clark gives suggestions such as working only about 20 hours per week. I used this source in my writing to discuss how students could attempt to go about studying and working simultaneously.
"Loan debt shapes students' college years, experiences." ScienceDaily. ScienceDaily, 10 Aug. 2013. Web. 19 May 2014. <http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/08/130810063008.htm>.
In this article, "Loan Debt Shapes Student's College Years, Experiences," published by Indiana University, they discuss a study done that assess students attitudes towards college based on the amount of debt that they have. There are three main categories that students find themselves in.
I find that this article is very credible due to the fact that being on campus, I see these different students attitudes towards college, work, and their social life. I find it to be very accurate for that reason. It's reasonable to say that since the study was conducted by college students that the information presented is reliable.
This article definitely furthered my blog because I felt so strongly that I wrote an entire post around it. The information presented offers a strong argument for why colleges should try to find a way to offer more financial support to their students.
O'SHAUGHNESSY, LYNN . "More Students Working (a lot) in College." . CBS News, 5 Feb. 2013. Web. 17 May 2014. <http://www.cbsnews.com/news/more-students-working-a-lot-in-college/>.
In the article, "More Students Working (a lot) in College, O'Shaughnessy comments on the fact that in 2011 alone, 1 in 5 college students was working at least 35 hours a week. She also mentioned that a lot of these students who worked full time could be found in the West.
I found this to be a credible source since she uses statistics from the US Census Bureau. It's also corroborated by other sources that claim the same statistics.
This source helped me with furthering my blogs because it points to the huge gap between students who are working now to support themselves through school financially, and financial aid being offered. Many students whose families cannot afford college tuition are forced to take out student loans to pay for school. This helped add credibility to the assertions I made in my posts.
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