Race, class, and choice in Latino/a higher education
Subtitle: pathways in the college-for-all era
By: Sarah Ovink
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 256
ISBN-13: 9781137518859
Copyright date: 2016
Subjects: Social aspects; Hispanic Americans; Education; Economic aspects; History
Description: This book is an in-depth study which examines the lives of fifty ambitious Latino/a high school seniors in the San Francisco East Bay Area, following their entrance into college and career pathways over several years. This book examines the social forces that contributed to near-universal college attendance among these mostly low-income Latinos/as, all of whom attended fairly typical public schools. In an era of increased economic insecurity, decreased funding for schools, and rising college tuition, this book provides a balanced look at the individual choices and systemic constraints influencing today's "college-for-all" orientation, while pointing the way toward possibilities for making college pathways smoother for all.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-246) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: pathways in the college-for-all era; title: California dreams: higher education in the Golden State; title: Limited options: choosing a two-year transfer pathway; title: "Getting it over with": choosing a four-year college; title: "I try not to think about it": college bound without citizenship; title: Gendered meaning in college choice; title: Conclusion: the meaning of college and the economics of choice.