TY - BOOK AU - Espinoza, Roberta. TI - Working-class minority students' routes to higher education T2 - Routledge research in education ; SN - 9780415806725 U1 - 378.19820973 ESP 2012 PY - 2012/// CY - New York PB - Routledge KW - Minorities KW - Education (Higher KW - United States KW - Working class KW - Education (Higher) KW - United State KW - Universities and colleges KW - Admission. KW - Educational equalization N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. [135]-143) and index N2 - "While stories of working-class and minority students overcoming obstacles to attend and graduate from college tend to emphasize the individualistic and meritocratic aspect, this book - based in extensive empirical study of American high school classrooms, and in theories of social and cultural capital - examines the social relations that often underpin such successes, highlighting the significant formal and informal academic interventions by educators and other education professionals"-- Provided by publisher ER -