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Title:

Latino educational opportunity / Catherine L. Horn, Stell M. Flores, Gary Orfield, editors.

Publisher:

Jossey-Bass,

Copyright Date:

c2006

Description:

87 p. : charts ; 23 cm.

Subject:

Hispanic Americans--Education (Higher)--United States.
Hispanic American students--United States.
Latin Americans--Education (Higher)--United States.
Latin American students--United States.
Educational equalization--United States.
Multicultural education--United States.
Community Colleges--United States

Other Authors:

Horn, Catherine L.
Flores, Stella M.
Orfield, Gary.

Notes:

"Spring 2006." Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

Choosing community college: factors affecting Latino college choice / Michal Kurlaender -- Hispanic educational attainment in sub-baccalaureate programs / Mariana Alfonso -- Access and achievement of Hispanics and Hispanic immigrants in the City University of New York / Dr. Timothy Leinbach, Thomas R. Bailey -- California community colleges: help or hindrance to Latinos in the higher education pipeline? / Jorge Chapa, Werner Schink -- Chain enrollment and college enclaves: benefits and drawbacks of Latino college students' enrollment decisions / Ann E. Person, James E. Rosenbaum -- Work-first federal policies: eroding access to community colleges for Latinos and low-income populations / Kathleen M. Shaw, Sara Goldrick-Rab -- Community colleges, public policy, and Latino student opportunity / Stella M. Flores, Catherine L. Horn, Gloria Crisp -- Some civil rights issues moving forward / Gary Orfield, Catherine L. Horn, Stella M. Flores.

Series:

New directions for community colleges, 0194-3081 ; no. 133

ISBN:

9780787986247 (pbk.)
0787986240 (pbk.)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)66143959

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

IBAX173 -- North Iowa Area Community College Library (Mason City)