Type of Paper
Paper: Empirical
Abstract
This study explores prospective students’ lives and beliefs about college, and proposes principles and practices that respond holistically to learners’ strengths and vulnerabilities rather than emphasizing academic deficiencies.
Keywords
non-traditional, community college, women, transition
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 4.0 License
Recommended Citation
Kaplan-Bucciarelli, J.
(2019).
“Can You Just Move the Curtain?”: Stories of Women from the Educational Underclass at the College Door.
Adult Education Research Conference.
https://newprairiepress.org/aerc/2019/papers/8
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“Can You Just Move the Curtain?”: Stories of Women from the Educational Underclass at the College Door
This study explores prospective students’ lives and beliefs about college, and proposes principles and practices that respond holistically to learners’ strengths and vulnerabilities rather than emphasizing academic deficiencies.
