Community colleges and first-generation students : academic discourse in the writing classroom /

Community Colleges and First-Generation Students examines a community college writing classroom through ten students from diverse linguistic, ethnic, socio-economic, and national backgrounds. Students are introduced to a version of academic discourse that challenges their identities and visions of t...

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Main Author:	Osborn, Jan (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2015.
Edition:	First edition.
Subjects:	Community colleges > United States > Sociological aspects. First-generation college students > United States. Minority college students > United States. Community college students > United States. Education, Higher > Social aspects > United States. Critical discourse analysis. EDUCATION / Organizations & Institutions.

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Summary:	Community Colleges and First-Generation Students examines a community college writing classroom through ten students from diverse linguistic, ethnic, socio-economic, and national backgrounds. Students are introduced to a version of academic discourse that challenges their identities and visions of the future.
Physical Description:	200 pages ; 23 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9781137555670 (hardback) 113755567X (hardback)