Top student, top school? : how social class shapes where valedictorians go to college /
Alexandria Walton Radford.
- xii, 281 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-272) and index.
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.
9780226041001 (paper : alk. paper)
2012043205
College choice--Social aspects--United States. Educational sociology--United States. Educación superior --Estados Unidos Movilidad social --Estados Unidos Sociología de la educación Enseñanza superior --Estados Unidos