{"product_id":"pivotal-moments-roberta-espinoza-9781612501192","title":"Pivotal Moments: How Educators Can Put All Students on the Path to College","description":"\u003cb\u003eFor many students, making their way to higher education requires more than hard work and determination.\u003c\/b\u003e Low-income minority students who overcome obstacles to achieve academic success have usually encountered at least one college-educated adult in their schooling who took the initiative to reach out to them and provide concrete academic guidance. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this book, sociologist Roberta Espinoza introduces the idea of \"pivotal moments\"--interventions that point the way toward college, particularly for students from working-class or ethnic minority backgrounds. These pivotal encounters and the relationships that spring from them can help students accumulate procedural knowledge about attending college (cultural capital) and interpersonal support (social capital). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003ePivotal Moments\u003c\/i\u003e introduces a diverse group of students whose experiences highlight how teachers, counselors, academic outreach professionals, and professors can help students circumvent the barriers they encounter in attaining school success. It shows how the timing, duration, and impact of pivotal moments can redirect students' educational trajectories. The book also translates the theory of pivotal moments into concrete practices that educators at all levels can use to intervene more effectively in the lives of working-class minority students.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Roberta Espinoza\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1612501192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781612501192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harvard Education PR\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/01\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 264\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.79lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2012","brand":"Roberta Espinoza","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44717595623679,"sku":"9781612501192","price":33.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_05e61abd-d133-4827-948e-a36c2869accc.jpg?v=1705688824","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/pivotal-moments-roberta-espinoza-9781612501192","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}