The Source of the River
Subtitle: The Social Origins of Freshmen at America's Selective Colleges and Universities
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Published: November 25, 2002
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 264
ISBN-13: 9780691113265
Subjects: Colleges of higher education; Equal opportunities; Ethnic studies; Universities / polytechnics; Philosophy & Social Aspects; Education (Higher); Academic achievement; United States; Education / Teaching; Multicultural Education; Education; USA; Higher; Economics; Education / Philosophy & Social Aspects; Political Science and International Relations; Sociology; Social conditions; College students; Minorities
First sentence: PRIOR TO the civil rights movement of the 1960s, racial and ethnic minorities were substantially excluded from U.S. higher education.