Can college level the playing field? [electronic resource] : higher education in an unequal society

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서명/저자사항	Can college level the playing field? [electronic resource]: higher education in an unequal society / Sandy Baum and Michael McPherson.
개인저자	Baum, Sandy (Sandra R.), author. McPherson, Michael S., author.
발행사항	Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press, 2022
형태사항	1 online resource (xii, 250 pages)
ISBN	0691210934 9780691210933
서지주기	Includes bibliographical references and index.
내용주기	Introduction -- Understanding the issues : inequality and mobility -- Inequality in higher education : who goes to college? Where do they enroll? Which credentials do they earn? -- Getting to the college door : inequality in pre-college circumstances and experiences -- After college -- What can colleges and universities do? -- Policy directions -- Conclusion.
요약	"Why higher education is not a silver bullet for eradicating economic inequality and social injustice"--
요약	"Why higher education is not a silver bullet for eradicating economic inequality and social injustice. We often think that a college degree will open doors to opportunity regardless of one's background or upbringing. In this eye-opening book, two of today's leading economists argue that higher education alone cannot overcome the lasting effects of inequality that continue to plague us, and offer sensible solutions for building a more just and equitable society. Sandy Baum and Michael McPherson document the starkly different educational and social environments in which children of different races and economic backgrounds grow up, and explain why social equity requires sustained efforts to provide the broadest possible access to high-quality early childhood and k-12 education. They dismiss panaceas like eliminating college tuition and replacing the classroom experience with online education, revealing why they fail to provide better education for those who need it most, and discuss how wages in our dysfunctional labor market are sharply skewed toward the highly educated. Baum and McPherson argue that greater investment in the postsecondary institutions that educate most low-income and marginalized students will have a bigger impact than just getting more students from these backgrounds into the most prestigious colleges and universities.While the need for reform extends far beyond our colleges and universities, there is much that both academic and government leaders can do to mitigate the worst consequences of America's deeply seated inequalities. This book shows how we can address the root causes of social injustice and level the playing field for students and families before, during, and after college"--
해제	Provided by publisher.
해제	Provided by publisher.
주제명(지명)	United States. --fast
일반주제명	College attendance --Social aspects --United States. People with social disabilities --Education (Higher) --United States. Education, Higher --Aims and objectives --United States. Education, Higher --Social aspects --United States. Effectifs e?tudiants --Aspect social --E?tats-Unis. Personnes socialement de?favorise?es --Enseignement supe?rieur --E?tats-Unis. Enseignement supe?rieur --Finalite?s --E?tats-Unis. Enseignement supe?rieur --Aspect social --E?tats-Unis. EDUCATION / Higher. POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Social Policy. College attendance --Social aspects. Education, Higher --Aims and objectives. Education, Higher --Social aspects. People with social disabilities --Education (Higher)
분류기호(DDC)	378.1980973
언어	영어
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