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Urban high school students and the challenge of access : many routes, difficult paths / William G. Tierney & Julia E. Colyar, editors. [electronic resource]
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Tierney, William G., Author.
- 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.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (178 p. ) ill. ;
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : P. Lang, c2006.
- Language Note:
- English
- Contents:
- Introduction : sí, se puede / William G. Tierney
- Urban students, social ecologies. Part I / Paz M. Olivérez
- 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. Olivérez
- The paper trail of Lily Salazar / Zoë Blumberg Corwin
- Dreams, disappointment, and drive : Trinity Borrego's path to college / Kristan M. Venegas
- Conclusion : cultural biographies and policy-making / William G. Tierney
- Afterword : the syntax of cultural biography / Julia E. Colyar.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references ([171]-173) and index.
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
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