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Danzak, Robin L. – Global Education Review, 2015
Thousands of children and teens labor as migrant farmworkers across the United States. These youngsters, many who are immigrants, face challenges in completing their education and breaking the cycle of agricultural work. Such barriers are influenced by geographic instability, poverty, and sociocultural marginalization. Beyond these factors, and…
Descriptors: Migrant Workers, Agricultural Laborers, Immigrants, Poverty
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McCormick, Marijo K.; Williams, Juanita H. – Journal of Negro Education, 1974
The study reported here tested four hypotheses relevant to the effects of participation in Upward Bound on changes in "disadvantaged" high school youth; variables chosen for examination were reported self-concept, academic achievement, and reality of aspiration level. (Author/JM)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Aspiration, College Programs, Compensatory Education
Hoffman, Nancy, Ed.; Vargas, Joel, Ed.; Venezia, Andrea, Ed.; Miller, Marc S., Ed. – Harvard Education Press, 2007
"Minding the Gap" argues that in today's highly competitive, global economy, all young people need a postsecondary education. Yet only one in ten students from the lowest economic quintile in the United States currently earns a postsecondary credential. This timely and instructive book from Jobs for the Future explores policies and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, First Generation College Students, Postsecondary Education, High Schools