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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Lisa M. NunnPublisher: Rutgers University Press Imprint: Rutgers University Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.399kg ISBN: 9780813563626ISBN 10: 0813563623 Pages: 224 Publication Date: 15 April 2014 Audience: College/higher education , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsIn Defining Student Success , Nunn demonstrates that she is a careful and nuanced writer who brings life and character into her discussion of how ideas about success are negotiated within the schools she studied. --Rub n Gaztambide-Fern ndez author of The Best of the Best: Becoming Elite at an American Boarding School (08/27/2013) Beautifully done. Lisa Nunn deftly shows how particular high schools refract American ideals of merit, hard work, and intelligence in ways that encourage some students toward elite colleges and nudge many others toward alternate futures. Nunn's careful ear and sophisticated analysis combine for an especially thoughtful sociology of aspiration. --Mitchell Stevens Stanford University This book provides readers with a valuable framework for understanding the enculturation of academic values in different types of secondary schools. The volume's rich descriptions and structured comparisons allow for thoughtful deliberation of what would be an optimal school message and mission for adolescents with different backgrounds, academic abilities, and aspirations. Recommended. -- Choice In Defining Student Success, Nunn demonstrates that she is a careful and nuanced writer who brings life and character into her discussion of how ideas about success are negotiated within the schools she studied. --Ruben Gaztambide-Fernandez author of The Best of the Best: Becoming Elite at an American Boarding School Overall, Defining Student Success is itself a success.Lisa Nunn has written a book that is theoretically grounded, empirically detailed, and fills important gaps in what we previously knew about the relationships between institutions, student identity, and education. -- American Journal of Sociology In Defining Student Success, Nunn demonstrates that she is a careful and nuanced writer who brings life and character into her discussion of how ideas about success are negotiated within the schools she studied. --Ruben Gaztambide-Fernandez author of The Best of the Best: Becoming Elite at an American Boarding School (08/27/2013) Beautifully done. Lisa Nunn deftly shows how particular high schools refract American ideals of merit, hard work, and intelligence in ways that encourage some students toward elite colleges and nudge many others toward alternate futures. Nunn s careful ear and sophisticated analysis combine for an especially thoughtful sociology of aspiration. --Mitchell Stevens Stanford University Author InformationLISA M. NUNN is an assistant professor of sociology at the University of San Diego. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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