Race, Class, and Choice in Latino/a Higher Education Pathways in the
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
- PDF / 2,740,955 Bytes
- 264 Pages / 419.58 x 612.28 pts Page_size
- 31 Downloads / 159 Views
Race, Class, and Choice in Latino/a Higher Education
Sarah M. Ovink
Race, Class, and Choice in Latino/a Higher Education Pathways in the College-for-All Era
Sarah M. Ovink Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg, Virginia, USA
Portions of Chapters 1, 3, 4 and 5 are adapted from the forthcoming article, “‘In Today’s Society, It’s a Necessity’: Latino/a Postsecondary Plans in the College-for-All Era.” Social Currents, (2016). doi: 10.1177/2329496516663220. Chapter 6 is adapted from “‘They Always Call Me an Investment’: Gendered Familism and Latino/a College Pathways.” Gender & Society 28, no. 2 (April 1, 2014): 265–88. doi:10.1177/0891243213508308. Figure 7.1 is adapted with permission from the State Higher Education Executive Officers (SHEEO). These data were sourced from SHEEO’s State Higher Education Finance Fiscal Year 2013 Final Report, which can be found at www.sheeo.org. © 2016 by Sarah M. Ovink
ISBN 978-1-137-51885-9 ISBN 978-1-137-51886-6 DOI 10.1057/978-1-137-51886-6
(eBook)
Library of Congress Control Number: 2016947444 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2017 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. Cover image © Zoonar GmbH / Alamy Stock Photo Cover design by Samantha Johnson Printed on acid-free paper This Palgrave Macmillan imprint is published by Springer Nature The registered company is Nature America Inc. New York
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
The research that forms the basis of this book has benefited from a large circle of friends and supporters. Undertaking a project of this scope—eight years and counting—is impossible to do alone, so there are many to thank. First, my deepest gratitude is to my respondents. These 50 young people gave me their time and energy in exchange for three movie tickets and a listening ear. Later, when the movie tickets ran out and all I could offer was the listening ear, most of those I could get a hold of still kept on talking. For eight years I have kept the stor
Data Loading...
