1st Edition
Working-Class Minority Students' Routes to Higher Education
By Roberta Espinoza
Copyright 2012
162 Pages
by
Routledge
162 Pages
by
Routledge
162 Pages
by
Routledge
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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... Read more
1. Introduction 2. Theoretical Foundation: Educational Social and Cultural Capital 3. Pivotal Moments That Produce Habitus Change 4. Educational Outcomes of a Hybrid Working/Middle-Class Habitus 5. The Transformative Power of Educators 6. Educator-Student Relationships That Shape College Aspirations and Academic Success 7. Conclusion
Biography
Roberta Espinoza is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology at California State University, Fullerton.
