Unequal Higher Education - Wealth, Status, and Student Opportunity (Hardcover, None Ed.)

American higher education is often understood as a vehicle for social advancement. However, the institutions at which students enroll differ widely from one another. Some enjoy tremendous endowment savings and/or collect resources via research, which then offsets the funds that students contribute. Other institutions rely heavily on student tuition payments. These schools may struggle to remain solvent, and their students often bear the lion's share of educational costs. Unequal Higher Education identifies and explains the sources of stratification that differentiate colleges and universities in the United States. Barrett J. Taylor and Brendan Cantwell use quantitative analysis to map the contours of this system. They then explain the mechanisms that sustain it and illustrate the ways in which rising institutional inequality has limited individual opportunity, especially for students of color and low-income individuals.

General

Imprint:	Rutgers University Press
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	The American Campus
Release date:	April 2019
Authors:	Barrett J Taylor • Brendan Cantwell
Dimensions:	229 x 152mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover - Cloth over boards
Pages:	206
Edition:	None Ed.
ISBN-13:	978-0-8135-9350-0
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > Equal opportunities Books > Social sciences > Education > Higher & further education > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social groups & communities > Social classes > General Promotions
LSN:	0-8135-9350-6
Barcode:	9780813593500

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