Graduating class [[electronic resource] ] : disadvantaged students crossing the bridge of higher education / / Latty L. Goodwin ; with a foreword by Lois Weis
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Goodwin Latty Lee <1950->
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Graduating class [[electronic resource] ] : disadvantaged students crossing the bridge of higher education / / Latty L. Goodwin ; with a foreword by Lois Weis
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| Pubblicazione: | Albany, : State University of New York Press, c2006 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (250 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 378.1/9826/940973 |
| Soggetto topico: | Youth with social disabilities - Education (Higher) - United States |
| Children of immigrants - Education (Higher) - United States | |
| Educational equalization - United States | |
| Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 203-211) and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | ""Graduating Class""; ""CONTENTS""; ""FOREWORD""; ""PREFACE: Water, Water, Everywhere!""; ""1. INTRODUCTION""; ""WHY SHOULD WE CARE?""; ""LOOKING FOR ANSWERS""; ""WHO ARE THESE STUDENTS?""; ""HOW DID THESE STUDENTS SUCCEED?""; ""WILL SUCCESS IN COLLEGE PAY OFF IN THE “REAL WORLD�?""; ""2. WHO ARE YOU?""; ""THE PLEASERS""; ""THE SEARCHERS""; ""THE SKEPTICS""; ""CONCLUSION""; ""3. LIVING WITHIN THE CULTURE OF AN ELITE UNIVERSITY""; ""THE SUM OF ITS PARTS: HOW TO DESCRIBE THE COLLEGE EXPERIENCE""; ""CLIMATE ISSUES""; ""INSTITUTIONAL CHANGE""; ""CONCLUSION"" |
| ""4. LESSONS LEARNED: The Academics of College""""THE PLEASERS: FIRST-GENERATION IMMIGRANT STUDENTS""; ""THE SEARCHERS: SECOND-GENERATION IMMIGRANT STUDENTS""; ""THE SKEPTICS: MULTIGENERATIONAL IMMIGRANT STUDENTS""; ""WHAT MADE A DIFFERENCE""; ""5. “ALL WORK AND NO PLAY�: The Social Relevance of College""; ""ALL STRESSED OUT""; ""THE PLEASERS: FIRST-GENERATION IMMIGRANT STUDENTS""; ""THE SEARCHERS: SECOND-GENERATION IMMIGRANT STUDENTS""; ""THE SKEPTICS: MULTIGENERATIONAL IMMIGRANT STUDENTS""; ""CONCLUSION""; ""6. STORMING THE BRIDGE: Surviving the Challenges of College"" | |
| ""ADVERSITY COMES IN BIG AND SMALL PACKAGES""""PERSISTENCE: “WHAT DOESN�T KILL YOU MAKES YOU STRONGER!�""; ""ACADEMIC RESILIENCE""; ""7. EXIT AHEAD: The Outcomes of College""; ""OUTCOMES: WHAT WAS ACQUIRED?""; ""REFLECTIONS OF REGRET AND HOPE FOR THE FUTURE""; ""CONCLUSION""; ""8. NOW WHICH WAY? Choosing the Right Road""; ""BALANCING ACTS:CHALLENGES AHEAD""; ""THE MOON AND THE STARS:GOALS FOR THE FUTURE""; ""CONCLUSION""; ""9. CONCLUSION: Closing the Gap""; ""RECIPE FOR SUCCESS:MAKING IT HAPPEN""; ""SHORT-TERM OUTCOMES""; ""IMPLICATIONS""; ""APPENDIX A: Suggested Readings"" | |
| ""APPENDIX B: Participant Profiles""""REFERENCES""; ""INDEX""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""J""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""Q""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""U""; ""V""; ""W"" | |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Graduating class |
| ISBN: | 0-7914-8183-2 |
| 1-4237-9525-3 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910452054703321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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