Race, Class, and Choice in Latino/a Higher Education

Pathways in the College-for-All Era

Inbunden, Engelska, 2016

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Beskrivning

This book is an in-depth study which examines the lives of fifty ambitious Latino/a high school seniors in the San Francisco East Bay Area, following their entrance into college and career pathways over several years.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2016-11-13
Mått:148 x 210 x 21 mm
Vikt:478 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:256
Upplaga:16001
Förlag:Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN:9781137518859

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Sarah M. Ovink is Assistant Professor of Sociology at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, USA. Her research on education, gender, race/ethnicity, and immigration has appeared in a number of academic journals, including Gender & Society, Social Science Research, and Research in Higher Education.

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Acknowledgements.- Introduction: Pathways in the College-for-All Era.- Chapter 1: California Dreams: Higher Education in the Golden State.- Chapter 2: Limited Options: Choosing a Two-Year Transfer Pathway.- Chapter 3: “Getting it Over With:” Choosing a Four-Year College.- Chapter 4: “I Try Not to Think About It:” College-Bound without Citizenship.- Chapter 5: Gendered Meanings in College Choice Conclusion: The Meaning of College and the Economics of Choice.- Appendix A: Notes on the Field .- Appendix B: Interview Sample Demographics, College Pathways and Career Interests Across Interview Waves.- References.- Index.