Getting college ready : race, class, and access for Latino@ students at predominantly White universities / Julie Minikel-Lacocque.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Minikel-Lacocque, Julie.

Contributor:

James Hosmer Penniman Book Fund.

Series:

Equity in higher education theory, policy, & praxis ; v. 3.

Equity in higher education theory, policy, & praxis ; Vol. 3

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hispanic American college students.

Hispanic American college students--Social conditions.

Hispanic Americans--Education (Higher)--Social aspects.

Hispanic Americans.

College student orientation--United States.

College student orientation.

Universities and colleges.

Hispanic Americans--Education (Higher).

Social aspects.

Social conditions.

United States.

College attendance--United States.

College attendance.

Universities and colleges--United States--Sociological aspects.

Discrimination in higher education--United States.

Discrimination in higher education.

Educational equalization--United States.

Educational equalization.

Physical Description:

xiv, 201 pages ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York : Peter Lang, [2015]

Summary:

Getting College Ready: Latin@ Student Experiences of Race, Access, and Belonging at Predominantly White Universities challenges the way we conceive of college access, retention, and success for underrepresented students writ large. Specifically, through presenting an in-depth, qualitative case study on six Latin@ students transitioning to a public, predominantly White university, it examines what the institution does, or doesn't do, to meet the needs of these students. This book seamlessly combines the topics of college access and the transition to college for underrepresented students; it offers a comprehensive review of what we already know about underrepresented students in college and how they get there; it challenges some of this existing literature; and throughout, it weaves in the compelling voices and experiences of the study's focal students and staff members tasked with supporting them. This thoughtful study demands that we reconsider the ways in which we understand college access, school success, college preparation, the tenuous relationship between religious fundamentalism and public education, and conceptions of race and racism. Indeed, this work calls into question what it means to be "college ready." Book jacket.

Contents:

Introduction 1

The Changing Face of College in the United States: A Reality? 2

The College Student Population Today 3

The State of Affairs at Flagship Campuses in the United States 4

U.S. Latin@s in Higher Education 5

The Study 5

Framing the Study: Critical Race Theory 6

The Role and Subjectivity of the Researcher 7

Organization of the Book 9

A Glossary of Key Terms Used to Refer to Students 10

Latino(s) 10

Latino/a(s) 11

Latin@ 11

Underrepresented Students 11

How I Use These Terms 11

Chapter 1 Student Portraits 13

Antonio 13

Crystal 16

Engracia 21

Jasmine 24

Moriah 27

Mario 31

Chapter 2 College Access Programs: Mapping the Terrain 37

Introduction 37

Conceptual Perspectives 39

Critical Race Theory 39

Cultural/Social Reproduction Theory 40

Student Support Programs 41

Private, Nonprofit Programs 42

Higher Education-Sponsored Programs 42

State- or Federally-Funded Programs 44

Community-Based Programs 44

Internal High School Support Programs 45

Social and Cultural Capital as Tools for Gaining Program Access 45

Mario 46

Moriah 47

Crystal 48

Engracia 50

Jasmine 52

Antonio 54

Chapter 3 "To Drop Out or Not to Drop Out?" Student Experiences after Program Acceptance 57

It's Not about the Grades 57

Personal Connections and Caring Mentors 62

Finances 65

Antonio, Crystal, and Engracia: All Set 65

Mario: Saved by "A Web of People" 66

Moriah: Barely Making Ends Meet 67

Jasmine: It's Not Worth the Money 68

Key Program Components 69

Explicit, Early Exposure to College 69

Caring Mentors and a Built-In Peer Network 70

Rethinking Success: Beyond Programs and Grades 71

Chapter 4 "Race Shouldn't Matter, but It Does"

Racial Selves, Identities, and Belonging 75

Introduction 75

Racial Selves and Racial Ideology 76

Student Experiences 79

"Very Mexican" in Collegeville: Antonio 79

Liminal Spaces: Mario 82

Phenotype and Belonging 87

Counterspaces and Campus Involvement 90

The Case for More Diversity 93

Conclusions 96

Chapter 5 Racism, College, and the Power of Words: Racial Microaggressions Reconsidered 99

College Campuses and Racial Microaggressions 101

A Taxonomy of Racial Microaggressions 102

Critical Race Theory and This Chapter 103

Racism at CMU 104

Getting Stared at and Feeling Isolated 105

Ignored at the Bus Stop and Angry Bus Drivers 106

Stereotyping 107

Intensitivity and Ignorance 110

Online Hatred at CMU and Intentionality: Not So "Micro" 111

The Nickname Story: A Contested Microaggression 115

Conclusions 120

Chapter 6 "You See the Whole Tree, Not Just the Stump"

Religious Fundamentalism, Capital, and Public Schooling 125

U.S. Latin@s and Demographic Shifts 127

U.S. Latin@ Families and Schooling 128

Fundamentalism, Schooling, and Identities 130

In Jasmine's Words: The Data 133

Jasmine and Fundamentalism 134

Before CMU: A Wary Relationship with School 135

Facing Ambiguity 138

Marriage Equality 138

Debatable Faith? 139

Hypnotists and Hairdos 140

Intersections 141

Conclusions and Implications 143

Chapter 7 "You're Getting a Little Too Knowledgeable"

School Kids and Changing Family Relationships 147

Family and Critical Race Theory 148

The Formation of School Identities 148

The Family's Role in Student Transition to College 149

Giving Back to Family and Changing Family Relationships 151

Engracia's Experiences: The Data 152

Engracia, School Kid 152

"I want to get my dad a Rolex" 154

Changing Family Relationships 155

Conclusions 159

Chapter 8 Is College Ready? Fostering Relationships and a Sense of Belonging 163

The Students 163

Antonio 164

Crystal 165

Engracia 165

Jasmine 166

Mario 166

Moriah 167

Rethinking Programs 168

Early, Sustained Contact with University 169

Expanded Understandings of "Success" 170

Recognition of Identities Beyond Fixed Categories 170

Explicit Emphasis on Racism 171

The Call for Border Crossing 174

Relationships and a Sense of Belonging 175.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 184-192) and index.

Local Notes:

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

ISBN:

1433127644

9781433127656

1433127652

9781433127649

OCLC:

906027742

Publisher Number:

99964055107