| Description |
1 online resource (xviii, 366 pages) |
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Research on African American education |
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Research on African American education.
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| Contents |
Foreword / Beverly Daniel Tatum -- 1. Introduction: understanding college access and opportunity for Black and Latina/o students in California -- 2. The CHOICES project: methodology / Walter R. Allen, Ophella C. Dano and Eden Brauer -- pt. I. School resources -- 3. Working with what you have: college preparation at a low resourced high school / Kimberly A. Griffin and Mindelyn Buford II -- 4. More than what money can buy: students' experiences with race and resource allocation at a well resourced high school / Kimberly A. Griffin and Erin Kimura-Walsh -- 5. Helping students help themselves?: the paradox of high expectations and low resources at an urban magnet high school / Gloria González -- pt. II. Racial dynamics -- 6. Structuring opportunity: tracking students at a "single-track" high school / Michael Knox -- 7. Systems of support: home and school contexts of Asian and Latina/o high school students / Joshua S. Yang -- 8. "You're the scholar -- Please, let me be one, too": how race shapes access to institutional resources at a predominantly Black and Latina/o school / Faustina M. DuCros -- pt. III. Intersection of race and class -- 9. Southeast Asian educational mobility: ethnicity, social capital and the pursuit of higher education / Robert T. Teranishi and Tu-Lien Kim Nguyen -- 10. Bridges or barriers?: the influence of family background, finances, peers, high school and outreach programs on Latina/o students' prepatory process / Erin Kimura-Walsh -- 11. From suburban to urban: the influence of busing policy on the educational context and student outcomes of a suburban high school / Kimberly A. White-Smith -- 12. When cultures clash: transposing a college-going culture in an urban school / Bryan A. Brown, Cheryl A. Brown and Uma M. Jayakumar -- pt. IV. Promising practices -- 13. AVID: providing a different atmosphere to promote college access / Ray Franke [and others] -- 14. Maintaining culture and community: the quest for academic success at Superior High School / Tyrone C. Howard and Raina Dyer-Barr -- 15. Conclusion and implications -- Afterword / Gary Orfield |
| Summary |
Towards a Brighter Tomorrow: College Barriers, Hopes and Plans of Black Latino a and Asian American Students in California aims to develop a clearer understanding of the influence of social dynamics on the educational opportunities of high school students of color in the urban setting of California's Los Angeles area. Specifically, we examine how students backgrounds, high school experiences and own agency shape their college preparation processes and postsecondary aspirations. While some research has been done on high school students' college-choice process, this book is unique in its broad and comparative approach. It examines the experiences of students across 10 schools, identifying broad themes that are illustrated through specific case studies. This approach allows readers to understand the broader issues that face students from underserved backgrounds as they pursue college, while illuminating how these issues uniquely manifest themselves in individual school contexts. --Book Jacket |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
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College preparation programs -- United States
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Minorities -- Education (Secondary) -- United States
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Youth with social disabilities -- Education -- United States.
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Discrimination in education -- United States
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EDUCATION -- Secondary.
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College preparation programs
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Discrimination in education
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Minorities -- Education (Secondary)
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Youth with social disabilities -- Education
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Chancengleichheit
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College
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Rassendiskriminierung
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United States
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USA
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Allen, Walter Recharde.
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Kimura-Walsh, Erin.
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Griffin, Kimberly A.
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| ISBN |
9781607522751 |
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1607522756 |
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