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Race, Class, and Choice in Latino/a Higher Education: Pathways in the College-for-All Era
Sarah Ovink
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Description for Race, Class, and Choice in Latino/a Higher Education: Pathways in the College-for-All Era
Hardback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 6 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFF; JFSL; JNF; JNM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 239 x 21. Weight in Grams: 478.
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. This book examines the social forces that contributed to near-universal college attendance among these mostly low-income Latinos/as, all of whom attended fairly typical public schools. In an era of increased economic insecurity, decreased funding for schools, and rising college tuition, this book provides a balanced look at the individual choices and systemic constraints influencing today's college-for-all orientation, while pointing the way toward possibilities ... Read more
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. This book examines the social forces that contributed to near-universal college attendance among these mostly low-income Latinos/as, all of whom attended fairly typical public schools. In an era of increased economic insecurity, decreased funding for schools, and rising college tuition, this book provides a balanced look at the individual choices and systemic constraints influencing today's college-for-all orientation, while pointing the way toward possibilities ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781137518859
SKU
V9781137518859
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About Sarah Ovink
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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