Top student, top school? how social class shapes where valedictorians go to college
Most of us think that valedictorians can write their own ticket. By reaching the top of their class they have proven their merit, so their next logical step should be to attend the nation's very best universities. Yet in Top Student, Top School?, Alexandria Walton Radford reveals that many vale...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Chicago, Illinois :
The University of Chicago Press
2013.
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| Colección: | EBSCO Academic eBook Collection Complete.
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| Acceso en línea: | Conectar con la versión electrónica |
| Ver en Universidad de Navarra: | https://innopac.unav.es/record=b42523795*spi |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Introduction: three valedictorians
- Predisposition: setting the course
- Preparation: paving the way
- Exploration: investigating college
- Application: choosing potential destinations
- Admissions: gaining permission to enter
- Matriculation: selecting among offers of admission
- Integrating it all: college destinations and the paths that lead to them
- Appendix A: List of most-selective colleges
- Appendix B: The high school valedictorian project social class variable
- Appendix C: Quantitative data collection
- Appendix D: The high school valedictorian project web survey
- Appendix E: The high school valedictorian project interview schedule.
