{"product_id":"the-journey-before-us-first-generation-pathways-from-middle-school-to-college-hardback-9781978805637","title":"The Journey Before Us; First-Generation Pathways from Middle School to College (Hardback) 9781978805637","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Journey Before Us\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eFirst-Generation Pathways from Middle School to College\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eLaura Nichols (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781978805637\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 17 January 2020\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e190 pages, 3 figures, 8 tables\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.5 cm, 0.397 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\"This book should appeal to researchers in the fields of the sociology of education, as it contributes to the literature on Latinos and first-generation college students. This is an important text, as it highlights the barriers FGC students confront, in spite of institutional efforts to mitigate the effects of those transitions.\"\u003c\/div\u003e— Journal of Latinos and Education\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ca href='\"https:\/\/www.insidehighered.com\/news\/2020\/01\/15\/author-discusses-her-new-book-first-generation-students?utm_source=Inside+Higher+Edutm_campaign=aae76a7feb-DNU_2019_COPY_02utm_medium=emailutm_term=0_1fcbc04421-aae76a7feb-233798745mc_cid=aae76a7febmc_eid=5abf9c78c0\"'\u003e\"'The Journey Before Us' - Author describes her book on first-generation students\" by Scott Jaschik\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003c\/div\u003e— Inside Higher Education\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003ca href='\"https:\/\/www.chronicle.com\/article\/Selected-New-Books-on-Higher\/247906\"'\u003eThe Chronicle of Higher Education 'Selected New Books on Higher Education' round-up\u003cbr\u003e https:\/\/www.chronicle.com\/article\/Selected-New-Books-on-Higher\/247906\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e— Chronicle of Higher Education\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\"In this approachable yet informative work, Laura Nichols explores why first-generation students struggle to remain on the journey toward college enrollment and completion. This thoroughly-researched book is very impressive!\"\u003c\/div\u003e— Susan A. Dumais, Lehman College and the Graduate Center, City University of New York\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eMore students are enrolling in college than ever before in U.S. history. Yet, many never graduate. In \u003ci\u003eThe Journey Before Us\u003c\/i\u003e, Laura Nichols examines why this is by sharing the experiences of aspiring first-generation college students as they move from middle-school to young adulthood. By following the educational trajectories and transitions of Latinx, mainly second-generation immigrant students and analyzing national data, Nichols explores the different paths that students take and the factors that make a difference. The interconnected role of schools, neighborhoods, policy, employment, advocates, identity, social class, and family reveal what must change to address the \"college completion crisis.\" Appropriate for anyone wanting to understand their own educational journey as well as students, teachers, counselors, school administrators, scholars, and policymakers, \u003ci\u003eThe Journey Before Us \u003c\/i\u003eoutlines what is needed so that education can once again be a means of social mobility for those who would be the first in their families to graduate from college.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction : \"\u003cbr\u003etrying to do school\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  Paths diverged : student outcomes by college generational status\u003cbr\u003e  Being a transitional generation and navigating schools\u003cbr\u003e  Middle and high school transitions and experiences on the path to college\u003cbr\u003e  College transitions : five paths post high school\u003cbr\u003e  Smoothing pathways from middle school to college\u003cbr\u003e  The journey before us : first-generation college students and college completion\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Rutgers University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52638343692568,"sku":"9781978805637","price":85.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-journey-before-us-first-generation-pathways-from-middle-school-to-college-hardback-9781978805637","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}