Counterstories of college persistence by undocumented Mexicana students: Navigating race, class, gender, and legal status

International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 293-315

  Muñoz, Susana María ^a   Maldonado, Marta María ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

college persistence; counterstories; critical race theory; gender; identities; intersectionality; legal status; racialization

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859719882     PISSN: 09518398     EISSN: 13665898     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09518398.2010.529850     Document Type: Article

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