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Jayakumar, Uma M.; Vue, Rican; Allen, Walter R. – Harvard Educational Review, 2013
In this article, Uma Jayakumar, Rican Vue, and Walter Allen present their study of Young Black Scholars (YBS), a community-initiated college preparatory program in Los Angeles. Through in-depth interviews and surveys with twenty-five middle- and higher-income Black college students, they document the positive role of community in facilitating…
Descriptors: College Preparation, African American Students, Interviews, Surveys
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Enriquez, Laura E. – Harvard Educational Review, 2011
Drawing from the educational experiences of fifty-four undocumented immigrant college students, Laura E. Enriquez seeks to uncover the concrete ways in which social capital is used to successfully navigate K-12 educational institutions and pursue a higher education. Enriquez argues that there is a need for a more grounded understanding of how…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Academic Achievement, Social Networks, Educational Experience