Latino educational opportunity
By: Catherine L. Horn, Stell M. Flores, Gary Orfield, editors.
Contributors: Horn, Catherine L.; Flores, Stella M.; Orfield, Gary.
Series: Jossey-Bass higher and adult education series; New directions for community colleges -- no. 133
Publisher: Jossey-Bass
Published: 2006
Place of publication: San Francisco, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 87
Subjects: Hispanic Americans -- Education (Higher) -- United States; Hispanic American students -- United States; Latin Americans -- Education (Higher) -- United States; Latin American students -- United States; Educational equalization -- United States; Multicultural education -- United States; Community colleges -- United States
Description: "The studies presented in this volume of New Directions for Community Colleges aim to foster a better understanding of the ways in which community colleges provide Latino students with educational access and opportunity." "State and federal policy has increasingly looked to the community college to educate Latinos - the largest minority group in the United States - and other students traditionally underrepresented in higher education. Indeed, Latinos enroll in community colleges at rates higher than those for any other racial or ethnic group. Although research has been done to study the influence of various contributors to Latino opportunity, such as immigration policy, language, and academic opportunity, the profound and confounding influence of these factors remains underexplored. This volume provides and underscores the importance of serious scholarship towards this vital set of institutions and their students."--BOOK JACKET
Notes: "Spring 2006."

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Choosing community college: factors affecting Latino college choice -- Michal Kurlaender; title: Hispanic educational attainment in sub-baccalaureate programs -- Mariana Alfonso; title: Access and achievement of Hispanics and Hispanic immigrants in the City University of New York -- Dr. Timothy Leinbach, Thomas R. Bailey; title: California community colleges: help or hindrance to Latinos in the higher education pipeline? -- Jorge Chapa, Werner Schink; title: Chain enrollment and college enclaves: benefits and drawbacks of Latino college students' enrollment decisions -- Ann E. Person, James E. Rosenbaum; title: Work-first federal policies: eroding access to community colleges for Latinos and low-income populations -- Kathleen M. Shaw, Sara Goldrick-Rab; title: Community colleges, public policy, and Latino student opportunity -- Stella M. Flores, Catherine L. Horn, Gloria Crisp; title: Some civil rights issues moving forward-- Gary Orfield, Catherine L. Horn, Stella M. Flores.