College And The Working Class

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College And The Working Class

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Author : Allison L. Hurst
language : en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date : 2012-03-26

College And The Working Class written by Allison L. Hurst and has been published by Springer Science & Business Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-03-26 with Education categories.

What are the meanings, experiences, and impact of college for working-class people? The author of this book addresses the two questions, what is college like for working-class students, and what is college for the working class? In The Other Three Percent, the author draws on a wealth of previous research to tell the stories of five very different working-class college students as they apply to, enter, successfully navigate, and complete college. Through these stories readers will learn about the obstacles working-class students face and overcome, the costs and effectiveness of higher education as a mechanism of social mobility, and the problems caused on our college campuses by our reticence to meaningfully confront the class divide. Readers will be invited to compare their own experiences of higher education with those of the students here described, and to evaluate their own institutions’ openness towards working-class students through a series of checklists provided in the book’s conclusion. Allison L. Hurst is Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology at Furman University in Greenville, South Carolina. She is a member of the Association of Working-Class Academics.

White Working Class

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Author : Joan Williams
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2017

White Working Class written by Joan Williams and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017 with Political Science categories.

Around the world, populist movements are gaining traction among the white working class. Meanwhile, the professional elite--journalists, managers, and establishment politicians--is on the outside looking in, and left to argue over the reasons why. In White Working Class, Joan C. Williams, described as "something approaching rock star status" in her field by the New York Times, explains why so much of the elite's analysis of the white working class is misguided, rooted in assumptions by what she has controversially coined "class cluelessness." Williams explains how most analysts, and the corresponding media coverage, have conflated "working class" with "poor." All too often, white working class motivations have been dismissed as simply racism or xenophobia. Williams explains how the term "working class" has been misapplied--it is, in fact, the elusive, purportedly disappearing middle class. This demographic often resents both the poor and the professionals. They don't, however, tend to resent the truly rich, nor are they particularly bothered by income inequality. Their dream is not to join the upper middle class, with its different culture, but to stay true to their own values in their own communities--just with more money. White Working Class is a blunt, bracing narrative that sketches a nuanced portrait of millions of people throughout the world who have proven to be a potent political force. For anyone stunned by the rise in populist, nationalist movements, wondering why so many would seemingly vote against their own economic interests or simply feeling like a stranger in their own country, White Working Class will be a convincing primer on how to connect with a crucial set of workers--and voters.--

This Fine Place So Far From Home

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Author : C.L. Dews
language : en
Publisher: Temple University Press
Release Date : 1995-04-19

This Fine Place So Far From Home written by C.L. Dews and has been published by Temple University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995-04-19 with Biography & Autobiography categories.

These autobiographical and analytical essays by a diverse group of professors and graduate students from working-class families reveal an academic world in which "blue-collar work is invisible." Describing conflict and frustration, the contributors expose a divisive middle-class bias in the university setting. Many talk openly about how little they understood about the hierarchy and processes of higher education, while others explore how their experiences now affect their relationships with their own students. They all have in common the anguish of choosing to hide their working-class background, to keep the language of home out of the classroom and the ideas of school away from home. These startlingly personal stories highlight the fissure between a working-class upbringing and the more privileged values of the institution.

The Making Of The English Working Class

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Author : Edward Palmer Thompson
language : en
Publisher: IICA
Release Date : 1963

The Making Of The English Working Class written by Edward Palmer Thompson and has been published by IICA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1963 with Social Science categories.

Working Class Community

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Author : Brian Jackson
language : en
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Release Date : 1998

Working Class Community written by Brian Jackson and has been published by Taylor & Francis this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998 with England, Northern categories.

Annotation Originally published in 1968.

Experiences Of Academics From A Working Class Heritage

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Author : Carole Binns
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2019

Experiences Of Academics From A Working Class Heritage written by Carole Binns and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019 with College teachers categories.

Equity And Excellence In American Higher Education

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Author : William G. Bowen
language : en
Publisher: University of Virginia Press
Release Date : 200?

Equity And Excellence In American Higher Education written by William G. Bowen and has been published by University of Virginia Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 200? with Political Science categories.

Thomas Jefferson once stated that the foremost goal of American education must be to nurture the "natural aristocracy of talent and virtue." Although in many ways American higher education has fulfilled Jefferson's vision by achieving a widespread level of excellence, it has not achieved the objective of equity implicit in Jefferson's statement. In Equity and Excellence in American Higher Education, William G. Bowen, Martin A. Kurzweil, and Eugene M. Tobin explore the cause for this divide. Employing historical research, examination of the most recent social science and public policy scholarship, international comparisons, and detailed empirical analysis of rich new data, the authors study the intersection between "excellence" and "equity" objectives. Beginning with a time line tracing efforts to achieve equity and excellence in higher education from the American Revolution to the early Cold War years, this narrative reveals the halting, episodic progress in broadening access across the dividing lines of gender, race, religion, ethnicity, and socioeconomic status. The authors argue that despite our rhetoric of inclusiveness, a significant number of youth from poor families do not share equal access to America's elite colleges and universities. While America has achieved the highest level of educational attainment of any country, it runs the risk of losing this position unless it can markedly improve the precollegiate preparation of students from racial minorities and lower-income families. After identifying the "equity" problem at the national level and studying nineteen selective colleges and universities, the authors propose a set of potential actions to be taken at federal, state, local, and institutional levels. With recommendations ranging from reform of the admissions process, to restructuring of federal financial aid and state support of public universities, to addressing the various precollegiate obstacles that disadvantaged students face at home and in school, the authors urge all selective colleges and universities to continue race-sensitive admissions policies, while urging the most selective (and privileged) institutions to enroll more well-qualified students from families with low socioeconomic status.

The Cultural Journeys Of Rural Poor And Working Class College Students

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Author : Ty C. McNamee
language : en
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Release Date : 2025-06-16

The Cultural Journeys Of Rural Poor And Working Class College Students written by Ty C. McNamee and has been published by Taylor & Francis this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2025-06-16 with Education categories.

With the goal of improving efforts and initiatives to promote college completion, this book offers an engaging, in-depth analysis of the cultural journeys of rural, poor and working-class college students. By examining select student stories through the lens of cultural flexibility, cultural integration, and cultural capital and wealth, the author derives a collective understanding of how these students navigate their college experiences, informing key recommendations for practice and policy. This volume will be of interest to higher education researchers and scholars studying rurality, social class, equity, and college success and completion, as well as practitioners and policymakers looking to more effectively enroll and retain rural, poor and working-class college students.

The Educated Underclass

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Author : Gary Roth
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2019

The Educated Underclass written by Gary Roth and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019 with SOCIAL SCIENCE categories.

What's the point of a university education in a world without enough jobs?

The Working Classes And Higher Education

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Author : Amy E. Stich
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2015-12-22

The Working Classes And Higher Education written by Amy E. Stich and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-12-22 with Education categories.

Within the broader context of the global knowledge economy, wherein the "college-for-all" discourse grows more and more pervasive and systems of higher education become increasingly stratified by social class, important and timely questions emerge regarding the future social location and mobility of the working classes. Though the working classes look very different from the working classes of previous generations, the weight of a universal working-class identity/background amounts to much of the same economic vulnerability and negative cultural stereotypes, all of which continue to present obstacles for new generations of working-class youth, many of whom pursue higher education as a necessity rather than a "choice." Using a sociological lens, contributors examine the complicated relationship between the working classes and higher education through students’ distinct experiences, challenges, and triumphs during three moments on a transitional continuum: the transition from secondary to higher education; experiences within higher education; and the transition from higher education to the workforce. In doing so, this volume challenges the popular notion of higher education as a means to equality of opportunity and social mobility for working-class students.