Low-income students and the perpetuation of inequality : higher education in America / Gary A. Berg.

Author/creator Berg, Gary A., 1955-
Format Book
Publication InfoFarnham, Surrey, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate Pub., ©2010.
Descriptionxiv, 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 noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [185]-195) and index.
LCCN 2009040125
ISBN9781409401544 (hardback : alk. paper)
ISBN1409401545 (hardback : alk. paper)
ISBN9781409401551 (ebook)
ISBN1409401553 (ebook)