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 des matières
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
A propos de l’auteur
Lois Weis is Associate Professor of Sociology of Education and Associate Dean of the Faculty of Educational Studies at the State University of New York at Buffalo.
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