English Learners' Access to Postsecondary Education

Neither College nor Career Ready
Erscheinungsjahr 2021
ISBN: 978-1-80041-373-3
Verlag: Multilingual Matters

Buch, Englisch, 209 Seiten, Format (B × H): 148 mm x 210 mm, Gewicht: 301 g

Why does a public high school, despite having resources and educators with good intentions, end up graduating English learners (ELs) without preparing them for college and career? This book answers this question through a longitudinal ethnographic case study of a diverse high school in Pennsylvania. The author takes the reader on a journey with seven EL students through their last two years of high school, exploring how and why none of them reached the postsecondary destinations they originally aspired to. This book provides a sobering look into the systemic undereducation of high school ELs and the role of high schools in limiting their postsecondary options.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Kanno, Yasuko

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Pädagogik Bildungssystem Bildungspolitik, Bildungsreform
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Schulen, Schulleitung Weiterführende Schulen
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Teildisziplinen der Pädagogik Sonderpädagogik, Heilpädagogik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface

Chapter 1. Introduction

Chapter 2. Limited Access to Rigorous Academic Curriculum

Chapter 3. Underdeveloped College Knowledge

Chapter 4. Different Reasons to Choose a Community College

Chapter 5. Not Career Ready

Chapter 6. ELs’ Access to Postsecondary Education

Appendix: Method

References

Über Autor(innen)

Kanno, Yasuko
Yasuko Kanno is Associate Professor of Language Education, Wheelock College of Education & Human Development, Boston University, USA. She is co-editor of the Journal of Language, Identity, and Education.

Yasuko Kanno is Associate Professor of Language Education, Wheelock College of Education & Human Development, Boston University, USA.