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

Table of Contents:
Foreword Preface Water, Water, Everywhere! 1. Introduction Why Should We Care? Looking for Answers Who Are These Students? How Did These Students Succeed? Will Success in College Pay Off in the "Real World"? 2. Who Are You? The Pleasers: First-Generation Immigrant Students The Searchers: Second-Generation Immigrant Students The Skeptics: Multigenerational Immigrant Students Conclusion 3. Living Within the Culture of an Elite University The Sum of Its Parts: How to Describe the College Experience Climate Issues Institutional Change Conclusion 4. Lessons Learned: The Academics of College The Pleasers: First-Generation Immigrant Students The Searchers: Second-Generation Immigrant Students The Skeptics: Multigenerational Immigrant Students What Made a Difference 5. "All Work and No Play": The Social Relevance of College All Stressed Out The Pleasers: First-Generation Immigrant Students The Searchers: Second-Generation Immigrant Students The Skeptics: Multigenerational Immigrant Students Conclusion 6. Storming the Bridge: Surviving the Challenges of College Adversity Comes in Big and Small Packages Persistence: "What Doesn’t Kill You Makes You Stronger!" Academic Resilience 7. Exit Ahead: The Outcomes of College Outcomes: What Was Acquired? Reflections of Regret and Hope for the Future Conclusion 8. Now Which Way? Choosing the Right Road Balancing Acts: Challenges Ahead The Moon and the Stars: Goals for the Future Conclusion 9. Conclusion: Closing the Gap Recipe for Success: Making It Happen Short-Term Outcomes Implications Appendix A Suggested Readings Appendix B Participant Profiles References

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


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780791467428
  • Publisher: State University of New York Press
  • Publisher Imprint: State University of New York Press
  • Height: 229 mm
  • No of Pages: 248
  • Spine Width: 25 mm
  • Weight: 345 gr
  • ISBN-10: 0791467422
  • Publisher Date: 15 Jun 2006
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: Y
  • Sub Title: Disadvantaged Students Crossing the Bridge of Higher Education
  • Width: 152 mm


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