Greater Expectations: Teaching Academic Literacy to Underrepresented Students

by Robin Turner

Book Overview

While the population of Hispanic/Latino and African American students in the United States continues to grow, the rate at which they attend college remains alarmingly small. These students, who are often defined as educationally underrepresented, are a bellwether of a shortcoming in our nation' s educational system that has serious implications for the future. In Greater Expectations: Teaching Academic Literacy to Underrepresented Students, author...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1571107401
• ISBN13: 9781571107404
• Release Date: April 2008
• Publisher: Stenhouse Publishers
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 7.2" x 9.1"