Stratification in higher education : a comparative study / edited by Yossi Shavit, Richard Arum, and Adam Gamoran, with Gila Menahem.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Shavit, Yossi.

Arum, Richard.

Gamoran, Adam, 1957-

Menachem, Gila.

Series:

Studies in social inequality

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Educational equalization--Cross-cultural studies.

Educational equalization.

Education, Higher--Social aspects.

Educational attainment.

Educational change--Cross-cultural studies.

Educational change.

Educational attainment--Cross-cultural studies.

Education, Higher--Social aspects--Cross-cultural studies.

Education, Higher.

Genre:

Cross-cultural studies.

Physical Description:

xix, 484 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press, 2007.

Summary:

The mass expansion of higher education is one of the most important social transformations of the second half of the twentieth century. In this book, scholars from 15 countries, representing Western and Eastern Europe, East Asia, Israel, Australia, and the United States, show how this expansion benefits all social classes.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 443-472) and index.

ISBN:

9780804754620

0804754624

OCLC:

85766015