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"What Do I Need That For?": The Misalignment of Masculinity and College Preparation in an Urban School
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Suneal Kolluri – Urban Education, 2025
Young Black and Latino men face profound academic obstacles in transitioning to college. Few studies have interrogated college readiness practices in urban schools through the lens of masculinity. Drawing on a yearlong ethnography, this study investigated how young men respond to college-readiness practices while enacting masculinity. Many young…
Descriptors: College Bound Students, Noncollege Bound Students, African American Students, Latin Americans