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9780415933841

Resilient Spirits: Disadvantaged Students Making it at an Elite University

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  • ISBN13:

    9780415933841

  • ISBN10:

    0415933846

  • Edition: 1st
  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2002-06-07
  • Publisher: RoutledgeFalmer

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Summary

This study explores the identity construction of socioeconomically and educationally disadvantaged students who enter an elite university. This critical ethnography gathered qualitative data about the twenty-three participants through non-participant observation, in-depth interviews, and focus groups. Faculty, staff, and administrators were also interviewed.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments ix
Introduction
1(26)
The Heop Students: Life Histories of Searching for the Dream
27(30)
Structured Expectations: Precollege Academic and Social Experiences
57(28)
Academics at Ivy University: Becoming College Students
85(36)
Searching For ``A Home of My Own'': The Use of Time and Space
121(36)
Peer Relationships: Building Bonds and Trust
157(32)
Good Enough: Becoming Agents for Success
189(20)
Conclusion
209(18)
Bibliography 227(12)
Index 239

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