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Author Goodwin, Latty Lee, 1950-

Title Graduating class : disadvantaged students crossing the bridge of higher education / Latty L. Goodwin ; with a foreword by Lois Weis.

Publication Info. Albany : State University of New York Press, [2006]
©2006

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Description 1 online resource (xxii, 226 pages)
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-211) and index.
Contents Machine generated contents note: Preface : water, water, everywhere! -- Ch. 1 Introduction -- Ch. 2 Who are you? -- Ch. 3 Living within the culture of an elite university -- Ch. 4 Lessons learned : the academics of college -- Ch. 5 "All work and no play" : the social relevance of college -- Ch. 6 Storming the bridge : surviving the challenges of college -- Ch. 7 Exit ahead : the outcomes of college -- Ch. 8 Now which way? : choosing the right road.
Summary "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 demonstrates the justice of democratic access to higher education."--Jacket.
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Subject Youth with social disabilities -- Education (Higher) -- United States -- Case studies.
Youth with social disabilities -- Education (Higher)
United States.
Genre/Form Case studies.
Subject Youth with social disabilities.
Children of immigrants -- Education (Higher) -- United States -- Case studies.
Children of immigrants -- Education (Higher)
Children of immigrants.
Educational equalization -- United States.
Educational equalization.
Indexed Term Multi-User
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Case studies.
Other Form: Print version: Goodwin, Latty Lee, 1950- Graduating class. Albany : State University of New York Press, ©2006 0791467414 0791467422 (DLC) 2005014624 (OCoLC)60603110
ISBN 1423795253 (electronic book)
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9780791481837
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0791467422 (paperback ; alkaline paper)
9780791467428 (paperback ; alkaline paper)