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Clearing the Path for First-Generation College Students comprises a
wide range of studies that explore the multidimensional social
processes and meanings germane to the experiences of
first-generation college students before and during their
matriculation into institutions of higher education. The chapters
offer timely, empirical examinations of the ways that these
students negotiate experiences shaped by structural inequities in
higher education institutions and the pathways that lead to them.
This volume provides insight into the dilemmas that arise from the
transformation of students' class identities in pursuit of upward
mobility, as well as their quest for community and a sense of
"belonging" on college campuses that have not been historically
designed for them. While centering first-generation status, this
collection also critically engages the ways in which other
dimensions of social identity intersect to inform students'
educational experiences in relation to dynamics of race, ethnicity,
socioeconomic class, gender, and immigration. Additionally, this
book takes a holistic approach by exploring the ways in which
first-generation college students are influenced by, and engage
with, their families and communities of origin as they undertake
their educational careers.
An NPR Favorite Book of the Year "Breaks new ground on social and
educational questions of great import." -Washington Post "An
essential work, humane and candid, that challenges and expands our
understanding of the lives of contemporary college students." -Paul
Tough, author of Helping Children Succeed "Eye-opening...Brings
home the pain and reality of on-campus poverty and puts the blame
squarely on elite institutions." -Washington Post "Jack's
investigation redirects attention from the matter of access to the
matter of inclusion...His book challenges universities to support
the diversity they indulge in advertising." -New Yorker The Ivy
League looks different than it used to. College presidents and
deans of admission have opened their doors-and their coffers-to
support a more diverse student body. But is it enough just to admit
these students? In this bracing expose, Anthony Jack shows that
many students' struggles continue long after they've settled in
their dorms. Admission, they quickly learn, is not the same as
acceptance. This powerfully argued book documents how university
policies and campus culture can exacerbate preexisting inequalities
and reveals why some students are harder hit than others.
Clearing the Path for First-Generation College Students comprises a
wide range of studies that explore the multidimensional social
processes and meanings germane to the experiences of
first-generation college students before and during their
matriculation into institutions of higher education. The chapters
offer timely, empirical examinations of the ways that these
students negotiate experiences shaped by structural inequities in
higher education institutions and the pathways that lead to them.
This volume provides insight into the dilemmas that arise from the
transformation of students' class identities in pursuit of upward
mobility, as well as their quest for community and a sense of
"belonging" on college campuses that have not been historically
designed for them. While centering first-generation status, this
collection also critically engages the ways in which other
dimensions of social identity intersect to inform students'
educational experiences in relation to dynamics of race, ethnicity,
socioeconomic class, gender, and immigration. Additionally, this
book takes a holistic approach by exploring the ways in which
first-generation college students are influenced by, and engage
with, their families and communities of origin as they undertake
their educational careers.
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