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Title:
Closing the opportunity gap : identity-conscious strategies for retention and student success / edited by Vijay Pendakur ; foreword by Shaun R. Harper.
Edition:
First edition.
Publisher:
Stylus PublishingLLC.,
Copyright Date:
2016
Description:
xiii, 172 pages ; 24 cm
Subject:
College dropouts--Prevention.
Minority college students.
First-generation college students.
Educational equalization.
Culturally relevant pedagogy.
Other Authors:
Pendakur, Vijay, editor.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Family engagement for first-generation families and families of color -- Retaining and graduating empowered men of color -- Identity-conscious approaches to first-year, peer-to-peer retention programs -- The promise and challenge of leadership development for women of color -- Social capital -- Career discernment and career capital development for students of color and first-generation college students -- Empowerment agents -- Food, shelter and success
ISBN:
1620363127
9781620363126
1620363119
9781620363119
OCLC:
(OCoLC)931226711
LCCN:
2015036544
Locations:
USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

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