Title: Over the ivy walls : the educational mobility of low-income Chicanos /
Authors: Gandara, Patricia C.
Publisher: State University of New York Press,
Year: 1995
Subjects: Mexican Americans Education (Higher) Social aspects.; Mexican Americans Education (Higher) Economic aspects.; Academic achievement United States; Educational sociology United States.; Educational mobility United States.
Abstract: Unique among literature on minority and Chicano academic achievement, Over the Ivy Walls focuses on factors that create academic successes rather than examining school failure. It weaves existing research on academic achievement into an analysis of the lives of 50 low income Chicanos for whom schooling "worked" and became an important vehicle for social mobility. Gandara examines their early home lives, school experiences, and peer relations in search of clues to what "went right."
Contents: Introduction -- The Study -- Home Influences -- Family Stories as Cultural Capital -- Schools and Neighborhoods -- Peers -- Personal Attributes and Individual Differences -- The Women -- Summary and Conclusions -- Lessons for School Reform.