Low-income students and the perpetuation of inequality : higher education in America /
"Drawing upon quantitative data gathered from the U.S. Census and U.S. Department of Education, as well as interviews with students from a variety of socio-economic and ethnic backgrounds, Low-Income Students and The Perpetuation of Inequality examines the question of who really benefits from p...
Основен автор: | Berg, Gary A., 1955- |
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Формат: | Електронна книга |
Език: | English |
Публикувано: |
Farnham, Surrey, England ; Burlington, VT :
Ashgate,
℗♭2010.
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Low-income students and the perpetuation of inequality. |
Съдържание:
- Prepared for failure
- Admissions policies favor the advantaged
- College is more difficult for low-income students
- Gender and race are interlocking categories of inequality
- Case study : recent immigrants to America
- Erosion of the college image
- As a group, the poor benefit less from a college degree
- Conclusion : we can do better.