Putting Poor People to Work: How the Work-First Idea Eroded College Access for the Poor

By Sara Goldrick-Rab, Kathleen M. Shaw, Christopher Mazzeo, et al.

Book Overview

Today, a college education is increasingly viewed as the gateway to the American Dream--a necessary prerequisite for social mobility. Yet recent policy reforms in the United States effectively steer... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0871547759
• ISBN13: 9780871547750
• Release Date: August 2006
• Publisher: Russell Sage Foundation
• Length: 209 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.9" x 6.0"