Low Income Students And The Perpetuation Of Inequality

Author : Gary A. Berg
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317103157
Total Pages : 212 pages
Book Rating : 4.58/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Low-Income Students and the Perpetuation of Inequality written by Gary A. Berg and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-05-13 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawing upon quantitative data gathered from the U.S. Census and U.S. Department of Education, as well as interviews with students from a variety of socio-economic and ethnic backgrounds, Low-Income Students and the Perpetuation of Inequality examines the question of who really benefits from public higher education. It engages with questions of social capital, opportunity, funding and access to education, presenting a rich discussion of social mobility, the value of college education and the impact of education upon the redistribution of income. A thorough exploration of the real impact of college on American society, this volume will appeal to social scientists with interests in education, social capital, social stratification, class and social mobility.

Author : Stacy Dickert-Conlin
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 232 pages
Book Rating : 4.39/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Economic Inequality and Higher Education written by Stacy Dickert-Conlin and published by . This book was released on 2007-06-21 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book addresses the premise that students from less economically privileged families face considerable barriers to entering and completing college; that without access and persistance, higher education does not necessarily mean success for lower-income individuals and does not spur greater economic opportunity and mobility nor reduce existing gaps between the "haves" and the "have nots."

Author : Paul C. Gorski
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1000979563
Total Pages : 291 pages
Book Rating : 4.65/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Poverty and Education Reader written by Paul C. Gorski and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2023-07-03 with total page 291 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Through a rich mix of essays, memoirs, and poetry, the contributors to The Poverty and Education Reader bring to the fore the schooling experiences of poor and working class students, highlighting the resiliency, creativity, and educational aspirations of low-income families. They showcase proven strategies that imaginative teachers and schools have adopted for closing the opportunity gap, demonstrating how they have succeeded by working in partnership with low-income families, and despite growing class sizes, the imposition of rote pedagogical models, and teach-to-the-test mandates. The contributors—teachers, students, parents, educational activists, and scholars—repudiate the prevalent, but too rarely discussed, deficit views of students and families in poverty. Rather than focusing on how to “fix” poor and working class youth, they challenge us to acknowledge the ways these youth and their families are disenfranchised by educational policies and practices that deny them the opportunities enjoyed by their wealthier peers. Just as importantly, they offer effective school and classroom strategies to mitigate the effects of educational inequality on students in poverty. Rejecting the simplistic notion that a single program, policy, or pedagogy can undo social or educational inequalities, this Reader inspires and equips educators to challenge the disparities to which underserved communities are subjected. It is a positive resource for students of education and for teachers, principals, social workers, community organizers, and policy makers who want to make the promise of educational equality a reality.

Author : Laura M. Harrison
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1317210670
Total Pages : 164 pages
Book Rating : 4.72/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Interrupting Class Inequality in Higher Education written by Laura M. Harrison and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2017-02-24 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Interrupting Class Inequality in Higher Education explores why socioeconomic inequality persists in higher education despite widespread knowledge of the problem. Through a critical analysis of the current leadership practices and policy narratives that perpetuate socioeconomic inequality, this book outlines the trends that negatively impact low- and middle-income students and offers effective tools for creating a more equitable future for higher education. By taking a solution-focused approach, this book will help higher education students, leaders, and policy makers move from despair and inertia to hope and action.

Author : Derek V. Price
Publisher : Lynne Rienner Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9781588262165
Total Pages : 186 pages
Book Rating : 4.62/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Borrowing Inequality written by Derek V. Price and published by Lynne Rienner Publishers. This book was released on 2004 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Price concludes with provocative proposals for aid policies that would expand the range of college and career choices for students - policies that would in fact support the role of higher education as a vehicle for individual opportunity and social change."--BOOK JACKET.

Author : Adrianna Kezar
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1136968148
Total Pages : 289 pages
Book Rating : 4.43/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Recognizing and Serving Low-Income Students in Higher Education written by Adrianna Kezar and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2010-09-13 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written for administrators, faculty, and staff in Higher Education who are working with low income and first-generation college students, Recognizing and Serving Low-Income Students in Higher Education uncovers organizational biases that prevent post-secondary institutions from adequately serving these students. This volume offers practical guidance for adopting new or revised policies and practices that have the potential to help these students thrive. This contributed volume is based on empirical studies that specifically examine the policies and practices of postsecondary institutions in the United States, England, and Canada. The contributing authors argue that discussions of diversity will be enriched by a better understanding of how institutional policies and practices affect low-income students. Unlike most studies on this topic, this volume focuses on institutional rather than federal, state and public policy. Institutional policies and practices have been largely ignored and this volume lifts the veil on processes that have remained hidden.

Author : National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 0309452961
Total Pages : 583 pages
Book Rating : 4.60/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Communities in Action written by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2017-04-27 with total page 583 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the United States, some populations suffer from far greater disparities in health than others. Those disparities are caused not only by fundamental differences in health status across segments of the population, but also because of inequities in factors that impact health status, so-called determinants of health. Only part of an individual's health status depends on his or her behavior and choice; community-wide problems like poverty, unemployment, poor education, inadequate housing, poor public transportation, interpersonal violence, and decaying neighborhoods also contribute to health inequities, as well as the historic and ongoing interplay of structures, policies, and norms that shape lives. When these factors are not optimal in a community, it does not mean they are intractable: such inequities can be mitigated by social policies that can shape health in powerful ways. Communities in Action: Pathways to Health Equity seeks to delineate the causes of and the solutions to health inequities in the United States. This report focuses on what communities can do to promote health equity, what actions are needed by the many and varied stakeholders that are part of communities or support them, as well as the root causes and structural barriers that need to be overcome.

Author : Barrett J. Taylor
Publisher : Rutgers University Press
ISBN 13 : 0813593492
Total Pages : 217 pages
Book Rating : 4.94/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Unequal Higher Education written by Barrett J. Taylor and published by Rutgers University Press. This book was released on 2019-05-03 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unequal Higher Education identifies and explains the sources of stratification that differentiate colleges and universities in the U.S. Taylor and Cantwell map the contours of this system, identifying which higher education institutions occupy which status positions at any given point in time, and explain the factors that support and extend this system of unequal higher education.

Author : William G. Tierney
Publisher : JHU Press
ISBN 13 : 1421417693
Total Pages : 296 pages
Book Rating : 4.91/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Rethinking Education and Poverty written by William G. Tierney and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2015-11-01 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although there is no simple solution to inequality, this book makes clear that education offers numerous exciting possibilities for progress.

Author : Patricia Cayo Sexton
Publisher : New York : Viking Press
ISBN 13 : 9780670001682
Total Pages : 324 pages
Book Rating : 4.86/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Education and Income written by Patricia Cayo Sexton and published by New York : Viking Press. This book was released on 1961 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: