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4) Transforming understandings of diversity in higher education: demography, democracy, and discourse
Publisher
Stylus Publishing
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Author
Series
Survival skills for scholars volume 6
Publisher
Sage Publications
Pub. Date
c1993
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Jossey-Bass
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
"In this important resource, Dr. Fleming (a noted expert in the field of minority retention) draws on educational evaluations she has developed in the course of her distinguished career. This book analyzes the common factors and the role institutional characteristics play in minority student retention to show what really works in increasing academic performance among minority students and includes models of evaluations that describe successful programs...
Author
Publisher
Routledge
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
"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...