Clearing the path for first generation college students qualitative and intersectional studies of educational mobility / edited by Ashley C. Rondini, Bedelia Nicola Richards, and Nicolas P. Simon.
| Other author | Rondini, Ashley C. |
| Other author | Richards, Bedelia Nicola. |
| Other author | Simon, Nicolas P. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Lanham, MD : Lexington Books , [2018] |
| Description | 1 online resource. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Introduction : clearing the path : situating first-generation students' experiences in qualitative, intersectional scholarship / Ashley C. Rondini, Bedelia Nicola Richards, and Nicolas P. Simon -- "Cautionary tales" low-income first generation college students, educational mobility, and familial meaning-making processes / Ashley C. Rondini -- Interdependent relationships and family responsibilities : how socioeconomic status and immigrant histories shape second-generation Asian American experiences / Fanny Yeung -- Out with the old, in with the new? habitus and social mobility at selective colleges / Elizabeth M. Lee and Rory Kramer -- Moving between classes : loyalists, renegades, and double agents / Allison L. Hurst -- Seeking out support : looking beyond socioeconomic status to explain academic engagement strategies at an elite college / Anthony Abraham Jack and Véronique Irwin -- Rethinking first-generation college status among undocumented immigrant students / Thomas Piñeros Shields -- First-generation students and their families : examining institutional responsibility during college access and transition / Judy Marquez Kiyama, Casandra E. Harper, and Delma Ramos -- Choosing majors, choosing careers : how gender and class shape students : selection of fields / Ann L. Mullen -- Demystifying influences on persistence for Native American first-generation college students / Natalie Rose Youngbull and Robin Minthorn -- Science posse : the importance of the cohort in normalizing academic challenge / Kim Godsoe -- Toward a local student success model : Latino first-generation college student persistence / Trista Beard. |
| Abstract | "This collection explores social processes and meanings germane to the educational mobility of first-generation college students before and during their matriculation into higher education. The contributing scholars examine dynamics, policies, practices, and programs that inform college access and persistence for first generation students"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Source of description | Description based on print version record. |
| Issued in other form | Print version: Clearing the path for first generation college students Lanham, MD : Lexington Books , [2018] 9781498537018 |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2018016778 |
| ISBN | 9781498537025 (Electronic) |
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| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |