Schoolcraft vs. Becoming Somebody: Competing Visions of Higher Education among Working-Class College Students

Schoolcraft vs. Becoming Somebody: Competing Visions of Higher Education among Working-Class College Students

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By exploring the meanings working-class students attribute to college and academic success, this article uncovers important and surprising disjunctures between the official view of college as a pathway to social mobility and students’ own needs and aspirations. While some working-class college stude...

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Main Author:	Allison Hurst
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	State Library & Aalborg University 2010-10-01
Series:	Qualitative Studies
Online Access:	https://tidsskrift.dk/qual/article/view/3826

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