The Privileged Poor : : How Elite Colleges Are Failing Disadvantaged Students / / Anthony Abraham Jack.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Harvard University Press Complete eBook-Package 2019
• VerfasserIn: Jack, Anthony Abraham,
• Place / Publishing House: Cambridge, MA : : Harvard University Press, , [2019]; ©2019
• Year of Publication: 2019
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (288 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Contents --; Abbreviations --; Introduction: Can Poor Students Be Privileged? --; 1. “Come With Me To Italy!” --; 2. “Can You Sign Your Book For Me?” --; 3. “I, Too, Am Hungry” --; Conclusion: Beyond Access --; Appendix --; Notes --; Acknowledgments --; Index
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9780674239647; 9783110652031
• DOI: 10.4159/9780674239647
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Anthony Abraham Jack.

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.