Yossi Shavit Stratification in Higher Education (Hardback)

Description: Further DetailsTitle: Stratification in Higher EducationCondition: NewSubtitle: A Comparative StudyISBN-10: 0804754624EAN: 9780804754620ISBN: 9780804754620Publisher: Stanford University PressFormat: HardbackRelease Date: 06/13/2007Description: The mass expansion of higher education is one of the most important social transformations of the second half of the twentieth century. In this book, scholars from 15 countries, representing Western and Eastern Europe, East Asia, Israel, Australia, and the United States, assess the links between this expansion and inequality in the national context. Contrary to most expectations, the authors show that as access to higher education expands, all social classes benefit. Neither greater diversification nor privatization in higher education results in greater inequality. In some cases, especially where the most advantaged already have significant access to higher education, opportunities increase most for persons from disadvantaged origins. Also, during the late twentieth century, opportunities for women increased faster than those for men. Offering a new spin on conventional wisdom, this book shows how all social classes benefit from the expansion of higher education. Language: EnglishCountry/Region of Manufacture: USItem Height: 235mmItem Length: 155mmItem Weight: 844gContributor: Yossi Shavit (Edited by), Richard Arum (Edited by), Adam Gamoran (Edited by)Author: Yossi ShavitGenre: Society & CultureBook Series: Studies in Social InequalityTopic: Children's Learning & EducationRelease Year: 2007 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.

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