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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...

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Основен автор: Berg, Gary A., 1955-
Формат: Електронна книга
Език: English
Публикувано: Farnham, Surrey, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, ℗♭2010.
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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.