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English Learners’ Access to Postsecondary Education : Neither College nor Career Ready / Yasuko Kanno.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Kanno, Yasuko, Author.
- Series:
- Critical Language and Literacy Studies ; 27
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Education, Secondary--Pennsylvania.
- Education, Secondary.
- English language--Study and teaching (Secondary)--Pennsylvania.
- English language.
- Language arts (Secondary)--Pennsylvania--Evaluation.
- Language arts (Secondary).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (224 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Bristol ; Blue Ridge Summit : Multilingual Matters, [2021]
- Language Note:
- In English.
- Summary:
- This book provides an in-depth look into the systemic undereducation of high school English learners and the role of high schools in limiting ELs’ postsecondary options, despite the availability of resources and the best of intentions, through a longitudinal ethnographic case study of a diverse high school in Pennsylvania.
- Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Series Editors’ Preface
- Preface
- 1. Introduction
- Ken’s Story
- 2. Limited Access to Rigorous Academic Curriculum
- Alexandra’s Story
- Josephine’s Story
- 3. Underdeveloped College Knowledge
- Erica’s Story
- Kadi’s Story
- 4. Different Reasons to Choose a Community College
- Eddie’s Story
- Carlos’s Story
- 5. Not Career Ready
- 6. ELs’ Access to Postsecondary Education
- Appendix: Method
- References
- Author Index
- Subject Index
- Notes:
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 17. Dez 2021)
- ISBN:
- 1-80041-375-0
- OCLC:
- 1266221928
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