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Title:

America's untapped resource : low-income students in higher education / Richard D. Kahlenberg, editor.

Publisher:

Century Foundation Press,

Copyright Date:

c2004

Description:

viii, 197 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Subject:

People with social disabilities--Education (Higher)--United States.
Poor--Education (Higher)--United States.
Education, Higher--United States--Costs.
Universities and colleges--United States--Admission.

Other Authors:

Kahlenberg, Richard D.
Century Foundation

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 167-183) and index.

Contents:

Introduction / Richard D. Kahlenberg -- Low-income students and the affordability of higher education / Lawrence E. Gladieux -- Improving the academic preparation and performance of low-income students in American higher education / P. Michael Timpane and Arthur M. Hauptman -- Socioeconomic status, race/ethnicity, and selective college admissions / Anthony P. Carnevale and Stephen J. Rose -- Appendix--Pell Grant recipients in selective colleges and universities / Donald E. Heller.

ISBN:

9780870784859 (pbk. : alk. paper)
0870784854 (pbk. : alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)53331666

LCCN:

2003023798

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

UQAX771 -- Des Moines Area Community College Library - Ankeny (Ankeny)

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

N5UX522 -- University of Iowa Law Library (Iowa City)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)