Social Class Supports: Programs and Practices to Serve and Sustain Poor and Working-Class Students through Higher Education - Softcover

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ISBN 10: 1642671215 ISBN 13: 9781642671216

Verlag: Routledge, 2021

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This book presents a comprehensive range of strategies that provide the fundamental supports that poor and working-class students need to succeed while at the same time dismantling the inequitable barriers that make college difficult to navigate.

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Georgianna Martin is Associate Professor of Counseling & Human Development Services at the University of Georgia (UGA). Dr. Martin completed her PhD in Higher Education & Student Affairs at the University of Iowa, Master's degree in College Student Personnel at Bowling Green State University, and Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology at Millsaps College. Her primary research interests are on the social class identity and college experiences of low-income, first-generation students; the impact of college students' out-of-class experiences on key learning outcomes such as critical thinking and socially responsible leadership; and social/political activism. Dr. Martin is also a first-generation college student, a mother of three daughters, a wife, and a dog lover. She has published over 30 articles and book chapters and 6 books in the field of higher education and student affairs. Sonja Ardoin, Ph.D. is a learner, educator, facilitator, and author. Proud of her rural hometown of Vidrine, Louisiana, her working-class, Cajun roots, and her first-generation college student to PhD journey, Sonja holds degrees from LSU, Florida State, and NC State. A self-described scholar-practitioner, Sonja served as an administrator for 10 years before shifting to the faculty in 2015 and currently serves as associate professor of higher education and student affairs at Clemson University. Her career path includes experience in academic administration, academic advising, community engagement, fraternity and sorority life, leadership development, student activities, and student conduct. Sonja studies social class identity in higher education; college access and success for rural and first-generation college students; student and women's leadership; and professional preparation and career pathways in higher education and student affairs. She stays engaged in the broader field through presenting, facilitating, and volunteering with ACPA, AFLV, ASHE, the Center for First-generatio

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• Verlag: Routledge
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2021
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1642671215
• ISBN 13: 9781642671216
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Auflage: 1
• Anzahl der Seiten: 426
• Herausgeber: Martin Georgianna, Ardoin Sonja
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar
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