Professional identity crisis : race, class, gender, and success at professional schools /

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"The fact that women and people of color tend to underperform at professional schools is a source of controversy. Conservatives blame affirmative action, while liberals blame intentional discrimination. The extensive research reported in Professional Identity Crisis belies both conspiracy theor...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Costello, Carrie Yang, 1964-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Nashville, Tenn. : Vanderbilt University Press, 2005.
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
Professional education > Social aspects > United States > Case studies.
Socialization > United States > Case studies.
Enseignement professionnel > Aspect social > États-Unis > Études de cas.
Socialisation > États-Unis > Études de cas.
EDUCATION > Higher.
EDUCATION / General
Professional education > Social aspects
Socialization
United States
Case studies
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • The professional school experience : an informal introduction
  • Who are you? : identity theorized
  • Research contexts : the how and where of it
  • Role models : the socializing influence of professors and peers
  • Lessons learned : the socializing influence of pedagogy
  • The identity crisis : consonance and dissonance experienced
  • Patterns observed : the reproduction of social stratification at professional schools
  • Conclusion : disparate impacts, disaffection, and strategies for reducing identity dissonance.

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