English Learners’ Access to Postsecondary Education

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English Learners’ Access to Postsecondary Education is written by Yasuko Kanno and published by Multilingual Matters. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 1800413769 (ISBN 10) and 9781800413764 (ISBN 13).

Why does a public high school, despite having resources and educators with good intentions, end up graduating English learners (ELs) without preparing them for college and career? This book answers this question through a longitudinal ethnographic case study of a diverse high school in Pennsylvania. The author takes the reader on a journey with seven EL students through their last two years of high school, exploring how and why none of them reached the postsecondary destinations they originally aspired to. This book provides a sobering look into the systemic undereducation of high school ELs and the role of high schools in limiting their postsecondary options.