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Subject(s)

• College students—United States—Attitudes [Browse]
• Minority college students—United States—Attitudes [Browse]
• Cultural pluralism—United States [Browse]
• Multicultural education—United States [Browse]
• Minorities—Education (Higher)—United States [Browse]
• Universities and colleges—Admission [Browse]
• Low-income students [Browse]
• Education, Higher—Social aspects [Browse]
• Discrimination in higher education [Browse]

Summary note

Getting in is only half the battle. The struggles of less privileged students continue long after they've arrived on campus. Anthony Jack reveals how-and why-admission to elite schools does not mean acceptance for disadvantaged students, and he explains what schools can do differently to help the privileged poor thrive.

Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Language note

In English.

Contents

• Frontmatter
• Contents
• Abbreviations
• Introduction: Can Poor Students Be Privileged?
• 1. "Come With Me To Italy!"
• 2. "Can You Sign Your Book For Me?"
• 3. "I, Too, Am Hungry"
• Conclusion: Beyond Access
• Appendix
• Notes
• Acknowledgments
• Index

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Other title(s)

How Elite Colleges Are Failing Disadvantaged Students

ISBN

• 0-674-23966-0
• 0-674-23964-4

OCLC

1083522313

Doi

• 10.4159/9780674239647

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