College Aspirations and Access in Working-Class Rural Communities: The Mixed Signals, Challenges, and New Language First-Generation Students Encounter

by Sonja Ardoin

Book Overview

This book explores how a working-class rural environment influences students' collegiate aspirations and access. Centered on a case study of the concepts of college knowledge and university jargon in rural public high schools, it offers analysis as well as strategies for helping students and counselors learn academic language.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1498536883
• ISBN13: 9781498536882
• Release Date: June 2019
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Length: 234 Pages
• Weight: 0.52 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"