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Radford, Alexandria Walton, 1980-
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College choice -- Social aspects -- United States.
Educational sociology -- United States.
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Top student, top sch...
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Top student, top school? : how social class shapes where valedictorians go to college / Alexandria Walton Radford.
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Radford, Alexandria Walton, 1980-
Chicago : The University of Chicago Press, c2013.
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College choice -- Social aspects -- United States.
Educational sociology -- United States.
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9780226040950 (cloth : alk. paper)
022604095X (cloth : alk. paper)
9780226041001 (paper : alk. paper)
022604100X (paper : alk. paper)
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xii, 281 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Contents:
Introduction: three valedictorians -- Predisposition: setting the course -- Preparation: paving the way -- Exploration: investigating college -- Application: choosing potential destinations -- Admissions: gaining permission to enter -- Matriculation: selecting among offers of admission -- Integrating it all: college destinations and the paths that lead to them -- Appendix A: List of most-selective colleges -- Appendix B: The high school valedictorian project social class variable -- Appendix C: Quantitative data collection -- Appendix D: The high school valedictorian project web survey -- Appendix E: The high school valedictorian project interview schedule.
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