In the course of educational expansion, student populations have become more diverse.
This paper represents an international literature review on the topic of first-generation …

Energize your classrooms with these key techniques for college teaching Students say the
best teachers get them excited about learning, stretch their thinking, and keep them actively …

College Aspirations and Access in Working Class Rural Communities: The Mixed Signals,
Challenges, and New Language First-Generation Students Encounter explores how a …

Utilizing data from the multi-institutional" Student Experience in the Research University"
survey, we examined self-identified working-class students' experiences in higher …

Why do we feel uncomfortable talking about class? Why is it taboo? Why do people often
address class through coded terminology like trashy, classy, and snobby? How does …

Building upon Bourdieusian sociology of education and Randall Collins' theory of,
interaction ritual chains, this paper contributes to the literature on the biographical life course …

This study investigated the effects of economic status and the educational expectations of
significant others on early university aspirations and actual university attainment. The study …

Institutional integration has long been an important focus in literatures on inequality,
education and mobility. Building on this work and drawing from multi-wave survey and …

What enables the few working-class people who enter higher education to achieve against
the odds? This book offers answers by comparing social contexts, educational institutions …

Amplified Advantage investigates the value and impact of today's small liberal arts colleges
through an extended examination of a recent cohort of students attending them. It …