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The Working Classes and Higher Education : Inequality of Access, Opportunity and Outcome
by Amy E. Stich and Carrie Freie
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Overview
Though traditional working-class jobs now demand higher levels of education, educational policies make it increasingly difficult for working-class students to afford tuition at four-year colleges and universities, placing them in low-ranking institutions with plummeting retention and completion rates. Through a sociological framework, this volume challenges the popular notion of higher education access as a means to social mobility and equal opportunity for working-class students. It highlights the successes of working-class students within the constraints and obstacles presented by the current structure of the higher education system.
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- ISBN-13: 9781138085992
- ISBN-10: 1138085995
- Publisher: Routledge
- Publish Date: October 2017
- Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.52 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.74 pounds
- Page Count: 228
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