Community colleges as cultural texts : qualitative explorations of organizational and student culture / edited by Kathleen M. Shaw, James R. Valadez, Robert A. Rhoads.

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TextSeries: SUNY series, frontiers in educationPublication details: Albany, N.Y. : State University of New York Press, �1999.Description: 1 online resource (ix, 213 pages)Content type:

text

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computer

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online resource

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0585310548
9780585310541

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Community colleges as cultural texts.DDC classification:

378.1/543/0973 21

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LB2328.15.U6 C656 1999eb

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Contents:

Community Colleges as Cultural Texts: A Conceptual Overview / Kathleen M. Shaw, Robert A. Rhoads, James R. Valadez -- Cultures of Support for At-Risk Students: The Role of Social and Emotional Capital in the Educational Experiences of Women / Dennis McGrath, William Van Buskirk -- The Struggle for Mobility in the Contact Zone of Basic Writing / Stanford T. Goto -- Navigating the Raging River: Reconciling Issues of Identity, Inclusion, and Administrative Practice / Marilyn J. Amey -- Preparing for Work in a Post-Industrial World: Resistance and Compliance to the Ideological Messages of a Community College / James R. Valadez -- The Politics of Culture and Identity: Contrasting Images of Multiculturalism and Monoculturalism / Robert A. Rhoads -- "Be a Name, Not a Number": The Role of Cultural and Social Capital in the Transfer Process / Armando Trujillo, Eusebio Diaz -- Defining the Self: Constructions of Identity in Community College Students / Kathleen M. Shaw -- Celebratory Socialization of Culturally Diverse Students Through Academic Programs and Support Services / Berta Vigil Laden -- Toward a New Vision of the Multicultural Community College for the Next Century / Laura I. Rendon -- Suny series, Frontiers in Education.

Review: "The contradictory and often paradoxical nature of research on community colleges suggests that making generalizations about the sector as a whole is perhaps misguided. This book takes an important step toward developing a more nuanced understanding of the rich and varied cultures inherent in community colleges. The contributors approach this task by examining community colleges as "cultural texts," using critical qualitative frameworks to address the question of whether, and how, community colleges confront the challenges of diversity and provide real opportunities for upward mobility."--Jacket.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

"The contradictory and often paradoxical nature of research on community colleges suggests that making generalizations about the sector as a whole is perhaps misguided. This book takes an important step toward developing a more nuanced understanding of the rich and varied cultures inherent in community colleges. The contributors approach this task by examining community colleges as "cultural texts," using critical qualitative frameworks to address the question of whether, and how, community colleges confront the challenges of diversity and provide real opportunities for upward mobility."--Jacket.

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