Leaps of faith : stories from working-class scholars - Benoit, Anne C.; Olson, Joann S.; Johnson, Carrie, 1955- (Charlotte, NC : Information Age Publishing, Inc., 2019)
The deep roots of a farm-girl professor : an introduction to the themes of this book / Joann S. Olson -- The borrowed identity / Vickie J. Claflin -- A few good allies : developing educational leadership in a community that needs you / Laura Lee Douglass -- From humble beginnings to respected educator : navigating the labyrinth of lifelong learning / Bonnie Flynn -- Good girls know better : blue collar Chicagoland to academia / Jennifer K. Holtz -- A tale of two adult educators / Carrie Johnson and Vicky Duckworth -- Assimilate or shut up! lessons I learned about isolation as a non-traditional graduate student / Jeffrey A. Masko -- I never thought I'd find myself in college / Lisa Modenos -- Learning against the odds : perspectives on navigating U.S. higher education environments as a working-class immigrant / Kayon Murray-Johnson and Yvonne Hunter-Johnson -- From impostor to infiltrator : leveraging working-class funds of knowledge to navigate and change academic culture / Cecilia M. Orphan and Candyce Reynolds -- Experiencing connection : applied learning / Anastasia L. Pratt -- Getting outside of my "six blocks" with Bloom / Darryl R. Privott -- A square peg in a round hole : trying to find a fit in the academy / Amy L. Sedivy-Benton -- Why we need bridges / Karin Sprow Forté -- The influence of "have not-ness" on one academic trajectory / Karen A. Stevens -- Journey from working-class student to scholar : overcoming feelings of otherness / Tina Stinson-DaCruz -- Just keep swimming / Cynthia Suopis -- Challenges and perspectives : retracing the steps and leaps of faith of a female African American, working-class scholar's journey toward the professoriate / Amanda Wilkerson -- Relevance, motivation, and encouragement : an educator's transformation origin and beginnings / Michael T. Worthington -- On fire from undergraduate studies, disillusioned in a master's program : discovering the real meaning of social capital behind the scene / Yarrow (a pseudonym) -- Conclusion / Anne C. Benoit.
Includes bibliographical references.
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English.
Keywords: Working class -- Education (Higher); Learning and scholarship -- Social aspects -- United States; College teachers -- United States -- Biography; Scholars -- United States -- Biography; Working class -- Education (Higher); EDUCATION -- Essays; EDUCATION -- Organizations & Institutions; EDUCATION -- Reference; Electronic books