1st Edition
Between Two Worlds Black Students in an Urban Community College
By Lois Weis
Copyright 1985
248 Pages
by
Routledge
248 Pages
by
Routledge
248 Pages
by
Routledge
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First published in 1985, this book explores the ‘lived culture’ of urban black students in a community college located in a large northeastern city in the United States.
The author immersed herself in the institution she was studying for a full academic year, exploring both the direct experiences of education, and the way these experiences were worked over and through the praxis of cultural... Read more
Acknowledgements; Key to Transcripts; 1. Introduction 2. Elements of Culture 3. "Thirty Years Old and I’m Allowed to be Late!" 4. The Role of Faculty 5. The Individual Versus the Collective 6. Analysis of Culture – I 7. Analysis of Culture – II 8. Possibilities of Action; Appendix A: Methods; Appendix B: Open-ended Interview Questions; Appendix C: Student Opinion Survey; Notes; Index
Biography
Lois Weis
