The Source of the River
Subtitle: The Social Origins of Freshmen at America's Selective Colleges and Universities
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Published: March 27, 2006
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 304
ISBN-13: 9780691125978
Subjects: Equal opportunities; Ethnic studies; Universities / polytechnics; Education; Education / Teaching; USA; Higher; Multicultural Education; Philosophy & Social Aspects; Economics; Education / Philosophy & Social Aspects; Political Science and International Relations; Sociology; History; Sociology - General; College students; Education (Higher); Minorities; Rating of; Recruiting; United States
First sentence: PRIOR TO the civil rights movement of the 1960s, racial and ethnic minorities were substantially excluded from U.S. higher education.