Taming the River

Name: Taming the River
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Negotiating the Academic, Financial, and Social Currents in Selective Colleges and Universities

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The William G. Bowen Series

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Building on their important findings in The Source of the River, the authors now probe even more deeply into minority underachievement at the college level. Taming the River examines the academic and social dynamics of different ethnic groups during the first two years of college. Focusing on racial differences in academic performance, the book ide

Author Biography:

Camille Z. Charles is the Edmund J. and Louise W. Kahn Term Professor in the Social Sciences, and professor of sociology, education, and Africana studies at the University of Pennsylvania. Mary J. Fischer is assistant professor of sociology at the University of Connecticut. Margarita A. Mooney is assistant professor of sociology at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Douglas S. Massey is the Henry G. Bryant Professor of Sociology and Public Affairs at Princeton University.

Release date Australia

May 31st, 2016

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Audiences

Professional & Vocational
Tertiary Education (US: College)

Pages

320

Series

The William G. Bowen Series

Dimensions

152x235x18

ISBN-13

9780691171142

Product ID

24147855

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