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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.
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.
Innehållsförteckning
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.