Book Review

First-Generation College Students: Understanding and Improving the Experience from Recruitment to Commencement

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  • Dian Squire (Loyola University Chicago)

Abstract

This book review examines First Generation College Students a new book published by Jossey-Bass publishers. An offering of a reframing of the book's main arguments through Critical Race Theory and Community Cultural Wealth frameworks provides for a holistic and anti-deficit framing of this population.

Keywords: first-generation, universities, capital

How to Cite:

Squire, D., (2013) “First-Generation College Students: Understanding and Improving the Experience from Recruitment to Commencement”, Journal of Critical Thought and Praxis 2(2).

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Published on
20 Dec 2013
Peer Reviewed