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Working-class minority students' routes to higher education /

"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...

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Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Espinoza, Roberta
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: New York : Routledge, 2012.
Collection:Routledge research in education ; 81
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Accès en ligne:Texto completo
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Résumé:"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"--
Description matérielle:1 online resource (147 pages)
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references (pages [135]-143) and index.
ISBN:9780203105764