ERIC Number: EJ1193654
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2018
Pages: 32
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The Dangling Carrot: Proprietary Institutions and the Mirage of College Choice for Latina Students
Dache-Gerbino, Amalia; Kiyama, Judy Marquez; Sapp, Vicki T.
Review of Higher Education, v42 n1 p29-60 Fall 2018
The proximity of proprietary institutions to working-class urban areas is rarely explored as a factor in Latina student college choice. Utilizing Chicana Feminism as a conceptual lens, this study explores the path of proprietary college choice for Latina high school students. Qualitative interviews and geographic data reveal how factors of race, gender, and class contribute to the marketing and location of proprietary institutions. The authors argue that marketing expensive vocational programs to Latina students who cannot afford tuition contributes to the maintenance of racist, classist, and sexist hierarchies.
Descriptors: High School Students, Hispanic American Students, Proprietary Schools, College Choice, College Bound Students, Feminism, Marketing, Vocational Education, Paying for College, Tuition, Racial Bias, Social Bias, Social Class, Gender Bias, Enrollment Influences, Proximity
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: High Schools
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Language: English
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