Low-income students and the perpetuation of inequality : higher education in America / Gary A. Berg.
| Author/creator | Berg, Gary A., 1955- |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Farnham, Surrey, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate Pub., ©2010. |
| Description | xiv, 198 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | 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. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. [185]-195) and index. |
| LCCN | 2009040125 |
| ISBN | 9781409401544 (hardback : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 1409401545 (hardback : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9781409401551 (ebook) |
| ISBN | 1409401553 (ebook) |