Welcoming Blue-Collar Scholars Into the Ivory Tower
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Welcoming Blue-Collar Scholars Into the Ivory Tower by Krista M Soria
Using the theory of social reproduction as a lens, Krista Soria explores working-class students' access to and experiences in the academic and social spaces of the campus. Chapters focusing on the classroom and social settings offer recommendations for transforming the learning environment to better support students from working-class backgrounds.
Soria focuses on the What can we do? question.. By establishing the critical issues through a review of research literature, the reader is guided to learning about activities that have worked successfully with blue collar students. - Journal of College Student Development
Krista M. Soria works in the Office of Institutional Research at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, USA. She is interested in researching high-impact practices that promote undergraduates' development, the experiences of first-generation and working-class students, and programmatic efforts to enhance students' leadership, civic responsibility, and engagement in social change.
Tania D. Mitchell is an assistant professor of higher education at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, USA. Her teaching and research focuses on service-learning as a critical pedagogy to explore civic identity, social justice, student learning and development, race and racism, and community practice.
Tania D. Mitchell is an assistant professor of higher education at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, USA. Her teaching and research focuses on service-learning as a critical pedagogy to explore civic identity, social justice, student learning and development, race and racism, and community practice.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781889271965 |
| ISBN 10 | 1889271969 |
| Title | Welcoming Blue-Collar Scholars Into the Ivory Tower |
| Author | Krista M Soria |
| Series | Series On Special Student Populations |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | National Resource Center for the First Year Experience |
| Year published | 2015-07-17 |
| Number of pages | 92 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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