Economic inequality and higher education : access, persistence, and success / Stacy Dickert-Conlin and Ross Rubenstein, editors.
This book addresses the premise that students from less economically privileged families face considerable barriers to entering and completing college; that without access and persistence, higher education does not necessarily mean success for lower-income individuals and does not spur greater econo...
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| Other Authors: | , |
| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Russell Sage Foundation,
℗♭2007.
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| Summary: | This book addresses the premise that students from less economically privileged families face considerable barriers to entering and completing college; that without access and persistence, higher education does not necessarily mean success for lower-income individuals and does not spur greater economic opportunity and mobility nor reduce existing gaps between the "haves" and the "have nots." |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (viii, 213 pages : illustrations, maps) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |