Giants Among Us: Women's Experiences in Formerly Men's Colleges and Universities, 1950-2000

(Part of the Vanderbilt Issues in Higher Education Series)

by Sandria Rodriguez

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How do children from undereducated and impoverished backgrounds get to college? What are the influences that lead them to overcome their socioeconomic disadvantages and sometimes the disapproval of families and friends to succeed in college? These are the basic questions Sandria Rodriguez posed to seventeen first-generation college graduates, and their compelling life stories make important contributions to what little is known about this phenomenon...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0826513921

ISBN13:9780826513922

Release Date:February 2001

Publisher:Vanderbilt University Press

Length:280 Pages

Weight:1.05 lbs.

Dimensions:0.7" x 6.0" x 9.1"

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College & University Education Education & Reference Education Theory Educational Philosophy Philosophy & Social Aspects

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