(NAME-MCE) Social Capital

[Nicholas Meier]

My understanding of social capital is that basically it is the idea that who
you know helps you get ahead, or even more importantly the people who the
people you know, know. (if you can follow that). For instance, in getting a
job, your friend knows someone who connects you up. But if you don't have
the right friends, then nothing to connect to.

Someone correct me if I don't have this right.


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Nicholas Meier, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Education
CSU Monterey Bay
nicholas_meier at csumb.edu
http://www.nicholasmeier.com
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(h) 831-688-2708 

> From: jean miller <jeansbrain at yahoo.com>
> Reply-To: <millerjean at deanza.edu>, NAME-MCE - National Association for
> Multicultural Education Email Discussion Group <name-mce at nameorg.org>
> Date: Sat, 12 Apr 2008 09:36:45 -0700 (PDT)
> To: NAME-MCE - National Association for Multicultural Education Email
> Discussion Group <name-mce at nameorg.org>
> Subject: Re: (NAME-MCE) Social Capital Programs
> 
> 
> 
> I'm interested in your request because I am working at our California
> Community College, De Anza, to develop and institutionalize a First Year
> Experience program for first generation college students, primarily students
> of color.  When you ask about "social capital" I'm wondering what that means.
> I understand (sort of) the notion of "cultural capital" insofar as a college
> campus, system, institution is a particular sort of "culture" and those who
> don't know the rules need to have access to what they are and how to work
> within and around them (see Delpit on power in the classroom).
> On line or off, I'd appreciate knowing more about what you mean by social
> capital.
> thanks,
> jean
> 
> 
> Reverend Shaunna Payne <spayne2 at umw.edu> wrote:
> 
> Hello all:
> 
> Does anyone have information on courses, workshops, or on-going year round
> programs that help first generation college students to build social capital
> on campus? My multicultural center will be working with the office of student
> activities on a program that will bring diverse student leaders together once
> a month throughout the academic year and we'd like to get more ideas.
> 
> Thanks,
> slp
> 
> 
> 
> Rev. Shaunna L. Payne, M. Div.
> Acting Director, Multicultural Affairs
> James Farmer Multicultural Center
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