Working-Class Minority Students' Routes to Higher Education [Paperback]

While stories of working-class and minority students overcoming obstacles to attend and graduate from college tend to emphasize the individualistic and meritocratic aspect, this book - based in extensive empirical study of American high school classrooms, and in theories of social and cultural capital - examines the social relations that often underpin such successes, highlighting the significant formal and informal academic interventions by educators and other education professionals.

1. Introduction  2. Theoretical Foundation: Educational Social and Cultural Capital  3. Pivotal Moments That Produce Habitus Change  4. Educational Outcomes of a Hybrid Working/Middle-Class Habitus  5. The Transformative Power of Educators  6. Educator-Student Relationships That Shape College Aspirations and Academic Success  7. Conclusion