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English Learners’ Access to Postsecondary Education

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This book provides an in-depth look into the systemic undereducation of high school English learners and the role of high schools in limiting ELs’ postsecondary options, despite the availability of...
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  • 09 September 2021
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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.

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Price: $45.95
Pages: 209
Publisher: Channel View Publications
Imprint: Multilingual Matters
Series: Critical Language and Literacy Studies
Publication Date: 09 September 2021
Trim Size: 8.25 X 5.85 in
ISBN: 9781800413733
Format: Paperback
BISACs: EDUCATION / Special Education / General, Education of bilingual or multilingual students, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General, EDUCATION / Schools / Levels / Secondary, EDUCATION / Inclusive Education, Secondary schools, Educational strategies and policy: inclusion
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Kanno provides a complex and nuanced analysis of individual and institutional forces that restrict post-secondary access for multilingual students. Guided by a comprehensive understanding of relevant research and theory, her meticulous fieldwork helps to expose systemic inequities that make clear the need for immediate and sustained change in US secondary schools.

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

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