Working-class minority students' routes to higher education / Roberta Espinoza.
"While stories of working-class and minority students overcoming obstacles to attend and graduate from college tend to emphasize the individualistic and meritocratic aspect, this book - based in extensive empirical study of American high school classrooms, and in theories of social and cultural capi...
Uniform Title: | Routledge research in education ;
81. |
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Language: | English |
Published: |
New York :
Routledge,
2012.
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Series: | Routledge research in education ;
81. |
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Physical Description: | 147 pages ; 24 cm. |
Format: | Book |
Summary: |
"While stories of working-class and minority students overcoming obstacles to attend and graduate from college tend to emphasize the individualistic and meritocratic aspect, this book - based in extensive empirical study of American high school classrooms, and in theories of social and cultural capital - examines the social relations that often underpin such successes, highlighting the significant formal and informal academic interventions by educators and other education professionals"-- Provided by publisher. |
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Call Number: | LC3727 .E87 2012 |
Bibliography Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages [135]-143) and index. |
ISBN: | 9780415806725 (hardback) 0415806720 (hardback) |