| Description |
1 online resource (xviii, 366 pages). |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Research on African American education
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Research on African American education.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| 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. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
College preparation programs -- United States.
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College preparation programs. |
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United States. |
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Minorities -- Education (Secondary) -- United States.
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Minorities -- Education (Secondary) |
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Youth with social disabilities -- Education -- United States.
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Youth with social disabilities -- Education. |
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Discrimination in education -- United States.
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Discrimination in education. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Allen, Walter Recharde.
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Kimura-Walsh, Erin.
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Griffin, Kimberly A.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Towards a brighter tomorrow. Charlotte, NC : IAP, Informaiton Age Pub., ©2009 9781607521426 (DLC) 2009019538 (OCoLC)320895061 |
| ISBN |
9781607522751 (electronic book) |
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1607522756 (electronic book) |
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9781607521426 (paperback) |
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1607521423 (paperback) |
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9781607521433 (hardcover) |
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1607521431 (hardcover) |
| Standard No. |
9786612258732 |
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