Latty L. Goodwin Graduating Class Disadvantaged Students Crossing the Bridge of Higher Education

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In Graduating Class, Latty L. Goodwin tells the story of a group of students from poor and working-class families who struggle against all odds to graduate from an elite university. The author explores the lived experiences of an engaging group of college students and shares their stories of trials and tribulations, joys and sorrows, and their frustrations and successes. Goodwin shows that even though the affirmative action debate was recently ‘settled’ in the Supreme Court, universities are still left to grapple with defining who is deserving, meritorious, and qualified for admission. This timely story of hope and of students persevering through academic adversity poignantly demonstrates the justice of democratic access to higher education.

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Foreword
Preface Water, Water, Everywhere!

1. Introduction

Why Should We Care?
Looking for Answers
Who Are These Students?
How Did These Students Succeed?
Will Success in College Pay Off in the “Real World”?

2. Who Are You?

The Pleasers: First-Generation Immigrant Students
The Searchers: Second-Generation Immigrant Students
The Skeptics: Multigenerational Immigrant Students
Conclusion

3. Living Within the Culture of an Elite University

The Sum of Its Parts: How to Describe the College Experience
Climate Issues
Institutional Change
Conclusion

4. Lessons Learned: The Academics of College

The Pleasers: First-Generation Immigrant Students
The Searchers: Second-Generation Immigrant Students
The Skeptics: Multigenerational Immigrant Students
What Made a Difference

5. “All Work and No Play”: The Social Relevance of College

All Stressed Out
The Pleasers: First-Generation Immigrant Students
The Searchers: Second-Generation Immigrant Students
The Skeptics: Multigenerational Immigrant Students
Conclusion

6. Storming the Bridge: Surviving the Challenges of College

Adversity Comes in Big and Small Packages
Persistence: “What Doesn’t Kill You Makes You Stronger!”
Academic Resilience

7. Exit Ahead: The Outcomes of College

Outcomes: What Was Acquired?
Reflections of Regret and Hope for the Future
Conclusion

8. Now Which Way? Choosing the Right Road

Balancing Acts: Challenges Ahead
The Moon and the Stars: Goals for the Future
Conclusion

9. Conclusion: Closing the Gap

Recipe for Success: Making It Happen
Short-Term Outcomes
Implications

Appendix A Suggested Readings
Appendix B Participant Profiles
References

Over de auteur

Latty L. Goodwin is Associate Professor of Educational Development and Director of the First Year Enrichment Program at Rochester Institute of Technology.

Taal Engels ● Formaat PDF ● Pagina’s 248 ● ISBN 9780791481837 ● Bestandsgrootte 0.9 MB ● Uitgeverij State University of New York Press ● Gepubliceerd 2012 ● Downloadbare 24 maanden ● Valuta EUR ● ID 7664780 ● Kopieerbeveiliging Adobe DRM

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