Water, Water Everywhere but not a Drop to Drink: Higher Education Access and Success for Black and Latino Students in California, USA

Abstract

This study overviews the representation of students of color at critical junctures in California's educational pipeline based on analyses of California Postsecondary Education Commission (CPEC) and the California Department of Education (CDE) data. More specifically, it examines high school completion, undergraduate and graduate attendance rates, and degree attainment for different racial/ethnic groups within California's higher education system and related state-wide statistics. In doing so, we aim to provide a critical analysis of the state's educational system and the conditions for access and success in higher education.

Citation

Allen, W.R. and Jayakumar, U. (2012), "Water, Water Everywhere but not a Drop to Drink: Higher Education Access and Success for Black and Latino Students in California, USA", Allen, W.R., Teranishi, R.T. and Bonous-Hammarth, M. (Ed.) As the World Turns: Implications of Global Shifts in Higher Education for Theory, Research and Practice (Advances in Education in Diverse Communities, Vol. 7), Emerald Group Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 71-87. https://doi.org/10.1108/S1479-358X(2012)0000007006