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9780871540379

Passing the Torch

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  • ISBN13:

    9780871540379

  • ISBN10:

    0871540371

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2007-04-30
  • Publisher: Russell Sage Foundation
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Table of Contents

About the Authorsp. xv
Acknowledgmentsp. xvii
Passing the Torch: An Overviewp. 1
Thirty Years Later: Educational Attainmentsp. 15
How Families Fared: The College Payoffp. 35
Breaking the Cycle of Disadvantage: Maternal Education and Children's Successp. 57
How College Changes a Mother's Parenting and Affects Her Children's Educational Outcomesp. 79
Dads and Neighborhoods: Their Contributions to Children's Successp. 126
Mass Higher Education and Its Criticsp. 154
The Bottom Line: The Difference That Open Access Makesp. 185
Data Sources and Methodsp. 202
Additional Tablesp. 214
Notesp. 225
Referencesp. 241
Indexp. 259
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