Graduating Class: Disadvantaged Students Crossing the Bridge of Higher Education - Hardcover

Goodwin, Latty L.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0791467414 ISBN 13: 9780791467411

Publisher: State University of New York Press, 2006

Synopsis

Students from poor and working-class families struggle to succeed and graduate from an elite university.

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About the Authors

Latty L. Goodwin is Associate Professor of Educational Development and Director of the First Year Enrichment Program at Rochester Institute of Technology.

Latty L. Goodwin is Associate Professor of Educational Development and Director of the First Year Enrichment Program at Rochester Institute of Technology.

From the Back Cover

In Graduating Class, Latty L. Goodwin tells the story of a group of students from poor and working-class families who struggle against all odds to graduate from an elite university. The author explores the lived experiences of an engaging group of college students and shares their stories of trials and tribulations, joys and sorrows, and their frustrations and successes. Goodwin shows that even though the affirmative action debate was recently "settled" in the Supreme Court, universities are still left to grapple with defining who is deserving, meritorious, and qualified for admission. This timely story of hope and of students persevering through academic adversity poignantly demonstrates the justice of democratic access to higher education.

"This is a vivid recollection of the life experiences of students of color in an Ivy League university. The topic is significant and it speaks to the need to keep the doors of higher education institutions open to working-class students of color." Marta Baltodano, coeditor of The Critical Pedagogy Reader

"Those of us in higher education concerned with attracting diverse students to our programs have much to learn from this book. The author brings up important intellectual issues concerning motivation, affirmative action, and the academic culture." Patricia A. Scully, coauthor of Families, Schools, and Communities: Building Partnerships for Educating Children, Third Edition

Edition details

• Publisher: State University of New York Press
• Publication date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0791467414
• ISBN 13: 9780791467411
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 226