Urban high school students and the challenge of access : many routes, difficult paths / William G. Tierney & Julia E. Colyar, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Tierney, William G.

Colyar, Julia E., 1969-

James Hosmer Penniman Book Fund.

Series:

Higher ed ; v. 17.

Higher ed : questions about the purpose(s) of colleges and universities, 1523-9551 ; v. 17

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Youth with social disabilities--Education (Higher)--United States.

Youth with social disabilities.

Urban youth--Education (Higher)--United States.

Urban youth.

Educational equalization--United States.

Educational equalization.

Education, Higher.

Youth with social disabilities--Education (Higher).

United States.

Physical Description:

178 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : P. Lang, [2006]

Contents:

Introduction : sâi, se puede / William G. Tierney

Urban students, social ecologies. Part I / Paz M. Olivâarez

Mushutu and Juan : a tale of two students / William G. Tierney

Big ideas, small details : Jenny Acevedo / Julia E. Colyar

Urban students, social ecologies. Part II / Paz M. Olivâarez

The paper trail of Lily Salazar / Zoèe Blumberg Corwin

Dreams, disappointment, and drive : Trinity Borrego's path to college / Kristan M. Venegas

Conclusion : cultural biographies and policy-making / William G. Tierney

After : the syntax of cultural biography

Appendix. The syntax of cultural biography / Julia E. Colyar.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references ([171]-173) and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the James Hosmer Penniman Book Fund.

ISBN:

0820463264

OCLC:

61229757