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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
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Tichavakunda, Antar; Galan, Carlos – Urban Education, 2023
Often without guidance in completing college-related tasks, first-generation students face unique challenges during the summer before college. This case study investigates this critical time period by studying a cohort of 33 newly graduated students from the same urban, public high school. Guided by social capital, college readiness, and…
Descriptors: High School Graduates, College Bound Students, Urban Schools, First Generation College Students