| Contents |
Preface -- Introduction -- The politics of educational management -- The interface of family and school -- School organization and its challenges -- The impact of cultural and social capital -- Social tracking In the educational process -- Conclusion -- Methodological appendix. |
| Abstract |
"As education has been increasingly lauded as the path to achieving the 'American Dream,' Martín Sánchez-Jankowski utilizes extensive participant observation to examine how low-income students navigate the education system. With compassion and rigor, Potholes in the Road explores the dynamics of the multiple interrelated obstacles that low-income students must surpass in order to make educational transitions successfully from high school to college. Using extensive ethnographic research, Sánchez-Jankowski explores the mythic pull of the 'American Dream' and how obstacles of social capital, wealth, and culture make achieving such a dream through education nearly impossible"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Issued in other form | Online version: Sánchez-Jankowski, Martín, 1945- Potholes in the road Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2022] 9780520387126 |
| Genre/form | Case studies. |
| LCCN | 2021046149 |
| ISBN | 9780520387102 hardcover |
| ISBN | 0520387104 hardcover |
| ISBN | 9780520387119 paperback |
| ISBN | 0520387112 paperback |
| ISBN | electronic book |
