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

SeriesSUNY series, frontiers in education
SUNY series, frontiers in education. ^A233754
Contents Community colleges as cultural texts: a conceptual overview / Kathleen M. Shaw, Robert A. Rhoads, and James R. Valadez -- Cultures of support for at-risk students: the role of social and emotional capital in the educational experiences of womene / Dennis McGrath and 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 and 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. Rendón.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 98054287
ISBN0791442896 (alk. paper)
ISBN079144290X (pbk. : alk. paper)

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Joyner General Stacks LB2328.15 .U6 C656 1999 ✔ Available Place Hold