Welcoming Blue-Collar Scholars Into the Ivory Tower

Developing Class-Conscious Strategies for Student Success

Krista M Soria author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:National Resource Center for The First Year Experience & Students in Transition

Published:17th Jul '15

Should be back in stock very soon

Welcoming Blue-Collar Scholars Into the Ivory Tower cover

Welcoming Blue-Collar Scholars Into the Ivory Tower is the first volume in a series designed to explore how institutional policies, practices, and cultures shape learning, development, and success for students who have been historically underserved or given limited consideration in the design of higher education contexts 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. Strategies for increasing access, including precollege support networks, and creating inclusive campuses are also addressed. This compact, accessible volume provides both the theoretical grounding and the practical strategies educators need to create a welcoming environment for this underserved population.

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 blue­collar students."" - Journal of College Student Development

ISBN: 9781889271965

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 525g

92 pages