Low-income students and the perpetuation of inequality : higher education in America /

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"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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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Berg, Gary A., 1955-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Farnham, Surrey, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, ©2010.
Temas:
People with social disabilities > Education (Higher) > United States.
Poor > Education (Higher) > United States.
Education, Higher > United States > Costs.
Universities and colleges > United States > Admission.
Education.
Personnes socialement défavorisées > Enseignement supérieur > États-Unis.
Universités > États-Unis > Admission.
EDUCATION > Higher.
Education
Education, Higher > Costs
People with social disabilities > Education (Higher)
Poor > Education (Higher)
Universities and colleges > Admission
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Soziale Schichtung
Gleichheit
Soziale Mobilität
Ausbildungsförderung
Student
United States
USA
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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.

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