The Source of the River : The Social Origins of Freshmen at America's Selective Colleges and Universities /

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African Americans and Latinos earn lower grades and drop out of college more often than whites or Asians. Yet thirty years after deliberate minority recruitment efforts began, we still don't know why. In The Shape of the River, William Bowen and Derek Bok documented the benefits of affirmative...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Massey, Douglas S.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, 2003.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Educational equalization > United States.
Academic achievement > United States.
Minorities > Education (Higher) > United States.
College students > United States > Social conditions.
Hoger onderwijs.
Eerstejaarsstudenten.
Sociale herkomst.
Soziale Situation
Collegestudent
Minorities > Education (Higher)
Educational equalization.
College students > Social conditions.
Academic achievement.
EDUCATION > Philosophy & Social Aspects.
EDUCATION > Higher.
Democratisation de l'enseignement > États-Unis.
Succes scolaire > États-Unis.
Minorites > Enseignement superieur > États-Unis.
Étudiants > États-Unis > Conditions sociales.
USA
United States.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Puzzle of minority underachievement
  • Sample and methodology
  • Family origins
  • Neighborhood background
  • Prior educational experiences
  • Social world of high school
  • Racial identity and attitudes
  • Pathways to preparation
  • Sink or swim : the first semester
  • Lessons learned.

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