Urban high school students and the challenge of access
Subtitle: many routes, difficult paths
By: edited by William G. Tierney & Julia E. Colyar.
Contributors: Tierney, William G.; Colyar, Julia E., 1969-
Series: Higher ed : questions about the purpose(s) of colleges and universities,; v. 17; Higher ed ;; v. 17.
Publisher: P. Lang; Lang AG International Academic Publishers, Peter
Published: 2006
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 178
Subjects: Youth with social disabilities -- Education (Higher) -- United States.; Urban youth -- Education (Higher) -- United States.; Educational equalization -- United States.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction : sí, se puede / William G. Tierney; title: Urban students, social ecologies. Part I / Paz M. Olivárez; title: Mushutu and Juan : a tale of two students / William G. Tierney; title: Big ideas, small details : Jenny Acevedo / Julia E. Colyar; title: Urban students, social ecologies. Part II / Paz M. Olivárez; title: The paper trail of Lily Salazar / Zoë Blumberg Corwin; title: Dreams, disappointment, and drive : Trinity Borrego's path to college / Kristan M. Venegas; title: Conclusion : lessons from the field : cultural biographies and policy-making / William G. Tierney; title: Appendix. The syntax of cultural biography / Julia E. Colyar.