College aspirations and access in working-class rural communities : the mixed signals, challenges, and new language first-generation students encounter /

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This book explores how a working-class rural environment influences students' collegiate aspirations and access. Centered on a case study of the concepts of college knowledge and university jargon in rural public high schools, it offers analysis as well as strategies for helping students and co...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Ardoin, Sonja (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lanham : Lexington Books, [2018]
Colección:Social Class in Education
Temas:
Working class > Education (Higher) > United States.
First-generation college students > United States.
Student aspirations > United States.
Academic language > Study and teaching > United States.
Étudiants de première génération > États-Unis.
Langage académique > Étude et enseignement > États-Unis.
EDUCATION > Administration > General.
EDUCATION > Educational Policy & Reform > General.
First-generation college students
Student aspirations
Working class > Education (Higher)
United States
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:This book explores how a working-class rural environment influences students' collegiate aspirations and access. Centered on a case study of the concepts of college knowledge and university jargon in rural public high schools, it offers analysis as well as strategies for helping students and counselors learn academic language.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xxix, 125 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781498536875
1498536875

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