Isbn: 9780804756389 - the power of privilege: yale and america's elite colleges (33 resultados)

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Paperback. Condición: Good. An examination of why acceptance into America's most prestigious colleges remains beyond the reach of most students except those from high-income professional families.

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Paperback. Condición: New. It is widely assumed that admission to elite U.S. universities is based solely on academic merit-the best and brightest are admitted to Harvard, Yale, and their peer institutions as determined by test scores and GPA, and not by lineage or family income. But does reality support those expectations? Or are admissions governed by a logic that rewards socioeconomic status while disguising it as personal merit? The Power of Privilege examines the nexus between social class and admissions at America's top colleges from the vantage point of Yale University, a key actor in the history of higher education. It is a documented history of the institutional gatekeepers, confident of the validity of socially biased measures of merit, seeking to select tomorrow's leadership class from among their economically privileged clientele. Acceptance in prestigious colleges still remains beyond the reach of most students except those from high-income professional families. Ultimately, the author suggests reforms that would move America's top schools toward becoming genuine academic meritocracies.…

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Condición: New. An examination of why acceptance into America's most prestigious colleges remains beyond the reach of most students except those from high-income professional families. Num Pages: 256 pages, 13 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFF; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 14. Weight in Grams: 340. . 2007. 1st Edition. Paperback. . . . . …

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Condición: New. An examination of why acceptance into America's most prestigious colleges remains beyond the reach of most students except those from high-income professional families. Num Pages: 256 pages, 13 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFF; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 14. Weight in Grams: 340. . 2007. 1st Edition. Paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. …

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Paperback. Condición: New. It is widely assumed that admission to elite U.S. universities is based solely on academic merit-the best and brightest are admitted to Harvard, Yale, and their peer institutions as determined by test scores and GPA, and not by lineage or family income. But does reality support those expectations? Or are admissions governed by a logic that rewards socioeconomic status while disguising it as personal merit? The Power of Privilege examines the nexus between social class and admissions at America's top colleges from the vantage point of Yale University, a key actor in the history of higher education. It is a documented history of the institutional gatekeepers, confident of the validity of socially biased measures of merit, seeking to select tomorrow's leadership class from among their economically privileged clientele. Acceptance in prestigious colleges still remains beyond the reach of most students except those from high-income professional families. Ultimately, the author suggests reforms that would move America's top schools toward becoming genuine academic meritocracies.…

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Condición: New. An examination of why acceptance into America s most prestigious colleges remains beyond the reach of most students except those from high-income professional families.&Uumlber den AutorJoseph A. Soares is Associate Professor of Soc.

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - It is widely assumed that admission to elite U.S. universities is based solely on academic merit-the best and brightest are admitted to Harvard, Yale, and their peer institutions as determined by test scores and GPA, and not by lineage or family income. But does reality support those expectations Or are admissions governed by a logic that rewards socioeconomic status while disguising it as personal merit The Power of Privilege examines the nexus between social class and admissions at America's top colleges from the vantage point of Yale University, a key actor in the history of higher education. It is a documented history of the institutional gatekeepers, confident of the validity of socially biased measures of merit, seeking to select tomorrow's leadership class from among their economically privileged clientele. Acceptance in prestigious colleges still remains beyond the reach of most students except those from high-income professional families. Ultimately, the author suggests reforms that would move America's top schools toward becoming genuine academic meritocracies.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. The Power of Privilege | Yale and America's Elite Colleges | Joseph A Soares | Taschenbuch | Einband - flex.(Paperback) | Englisch | 2007 | Stanford University Press | EAN 9780804756389 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Mare Nostrum Group B.V., Doelen 72, 4831 GR BREDA, NIEDERLANDE, gpsr[at]mare-nostrum[dot]co[dot]uk | Anbieter: preigu.…