Building Choices - How Underserved Students and High Schools Construct College-preparatory Opportunities (Hardcover, New)

A volume in Research on African American Education Series Editors: Carol Camp Yeakey, Washington University in St. Louis and Ronald D. Henderson, National Education Association The book 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.

General

Imprint:	Information Age Publishing
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Research on African American Education
Release date:	July 2009
First published:	July 2009
Editors:	Walter Recharde Allen • Kimberly A. Griffin • Erin Kimura-Walsh
Series editors:	Carol Camp Yeakey • Ronald D. Henderson
Dimensions:	228 x 152 x 22mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	386
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-1-60752-143-3
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Education > Organization & management of education > General Books > Social sciences > Education > Higher & further education > General
LSN:	1-60752-143-1
Barcode:	9781607521433

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