The Privileged Poor

How Elite Colleges Are Failing Disadvantaged Students

Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Education & Teaching, Higher Education, Administration, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science
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Author: Anthony Abraham Jack ISBN: 9780674239661
Publisher: Harvard University Press Publication: March 1, 2019
Imprint: Harvard University Press Language: English
Author: Anthony Abraham Jack
ISBN: 9780674239661
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Publication: March 1, 2019
Imprint: Harvard University Press
Language: English

Getting in is only half the battle. The struggles of less privileged students continue long after they’ve arrived on campus. Anthony Jack reveals how—and why—admission to elite schools does not mean acceptance for disadvantaged students, and he explains what schools can do differently to help the privileged poor thrive.

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Getting in is only half the battle. The struggles of less privileged students continue long after they’ve arrived on campus. Anthony Jack reveals how—and why—admission to elite schools does not mean acceptance for disadvantaged students, and he explains what schools can do differently to help the privileged poor thrive.

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