Includes bibliographical references (p. 89-104) and indexes.
Contents:
Organization -- Definitions -- Historical development of current categories -- Defining socioeconomic status -- Definitions of parental income -- Parental education definitions -- Definitions of parental occupation -- Definitional disunity -- Umbrella term -- Conceptual approaches -- Status attainment models -- Human capital theory -- Financial nexus model -- Bourdieu's framework -- Critical race theory -- College access and admission -- Prior educational experiences -- Socioeconomic status -- Parental income -- Parental education -- Parental occupation -- College experiences -- College outcomes -- Persistence and attainment -- Educational aspirations -- Learning outcomes -- Graduate school attendance, income, and occupational status -- Career orientation -- Social class effects and multiple identities -- College access and choice -- Experiences and outcomes -- Organizational structures, practices, and responses -- Programmatic assistance -- Conclusions, recommendations, and implications for practitioners, policymakers, and researchers.
Series:
ASHE higher education report, 1551-6970 ; v. 33, no. 3
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