Community colleges as cultural texts : qualitative explorations of organizational and student culture / Kathleen M. Shaw, James R. Valadez, and Robert A. Rhoads, eds.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Shaw, Kathleen M.

Valadez, James R.

Rhoads, Robert A.

Series:

SUNY series, frontiers in education

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Community colleges--United States--Administration.

Community colleges.

United States.

Administration.

Community colleges--United States--Sociological aspects.

Multicultural education--United States.

Multicultural education.

Minority college students--United States.

Minority college students.

Critical pedagogy--United States.

Critical pedagogy.

Educational change--United States.

Educational change.

Physical Description:

213 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Albany, N.Y. : State University of New York Press, 1999.

Summary:

Community colleges are positioned to play a critical role in the process of upward mobility in American society. Yet despite the "open door" accessibility of these institutions, the question remains as to whether or not community colleges enhance the social mobility of working class and minority students.

The contradictory and often paradoxical nature of research on community colleges suggests that making generalizations about the sector as a whole is perhaps misguided. This book takes an important step toward developing a more nuanced understanding of the rich and varied cultures inherent in community colleges. The contributors approach this task by examining community colleges as "cultural texts," using critical qualitative frameworks to address the question of whether, and how, community colleges confront the challenges of diversity and provide real opportunities for upward mobility.

Contents:

Chapter 1 Community Colleges as Cultural Texts: A Conceptual Overview / Kathleen M. Shaw, Robert A. Rhoads, James R. Valadez 1

Chapter 2 Cultures of Support for At-Risk Students: The Role of Social and Emotional Capital in the Educational Experiences of Women / Dennis McGrath, William Van Buskirk 15

Chapter 3 The Struggle for Mobility in the Contact Zone of Basic Writing / Stanford T. Goto 39

Chapter 4 Navigating the Raging River: Reconciling Issues of Identity, Inclusion, and Administrative Practice / Marilyn J. Amey 59

Chapter 5 Preparing for Work in a Post-Industrial World: Resistance and Compliance to the Ideological Messages of a Community College / James R. Valadez 83

Chapter 6 The Politics of Culture and Identity: Contrasting Images of Multiculturalism and Monoculturalism / Robert A. Rhoads 103

Chapter 7 "Be a Name, Not a Number": The Role of Cultural and Social Capital in the Transfer Process / Armando Trujillo, Eusebio Diaz 125

Chapter 8 Defining the Self: Constructions of Identity in Community College Students / Kathleen M. Shaw 153

Chapter 9 Celebratory Socialization of Culturally Diverse Students Through Academic Programs and Support Services / Berta Vigil Laden 173

Chapter 10 Toward a New Vision of the Multicultural Community College for the Next Century / Laura I. Rendon 195

Suny series, Frontiers in Education 211.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0791442896

079144290X

OCLC:

40453145