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Autore |
Zasloff Beth |
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Titolo |
Hold Fast to Dreams [[electronic resource] ] : A College Guidance Counselor, His Students, and the Vision of a Life Beyond Poverty |
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New York, : New Press, The, 2014 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (387 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Academic achievement -- United States |
College choice -- United States |
Educational counseling -- New York (State) --New York -- Case studies |
High school students --New York (State) -- New York -- Interviews |
Minority students -- Counseling of -- United States |
Student aspirations -- New York (State) --New York -- Case studies |
Educational counseling - Counseling of - New York - New York (State) |
High school students - New York (State) - New York |
Student aspirations - New York - New York (State) |
Minority students - United States |
College choice - United States |
Academic achievement - United States |
Education |
Social Sciences |
Theory & Practice of Education |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Authors' Note; 1. Riding Backward: Nkese and Dwight; 2. With Whom Do You Make Your Permanent Home? Mike and Abby; 3. Take the Brooklyn Out of You: Nkese and Dwight; 4. Someone to Step Up and Pave the Way: Ashley; 5. Away from the Madness: Mike and Abby; 6. Do You Know What It's Like to Live My Life? Kennetta, Angie, and Rafael; 7. Finding the Best Fit: Ashley; 8. Forward Movement: Nkese and Dwight; 9. Room to Grow: Mike and Abby; 10. Undocumented American Dream: Aicha and |
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Santiago; 11. Let's Change Lives: Kennetta, Angie, and Rafael |
12. The Will to Aspire: Aicha and SantiagoConclusion: College Material; A Note to My Students; Acknowledgments; Notes |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Since Joshua Steckel began work at a Brooklyn public high school as its first-ever college guidance counselor, every one of the hundreds of graduates he has counseled has been accepted to college, many to top-flight schools with all expenses paid. But getting in is only one small part of the drama of his students' stories. In a riveting work of narrative nonfiction-winner of a Studs and Ida Terkel award-Hold Fast to Dreams follows the lives of ten of Josh's students as they navigate the vast and obstacle-ridden landscape of college in America, where students for whom the stakes of |
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