The Social Prerequisites of Success : cam college structure reduce the need for social know-how
By: DEIL-AMEN, Regina; ROSENBAUM, James E
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ArticlePublisher: Thousand Oaks : Sage Publications, March 2003Subject(s): Community Colleges | Proprietary | Cultural Capital | Higher Education | College Students | DropoutThe Annals of The American Academy of Political and Social Science 586, p. 120-143Abstract: A study of fourteeen colleges finds that community coleges require certain kinds of social know-how - skills and knowledge less available to disadvantaged students. They present seven obstacles: (1) bureaucratic hurdless, (2) confusing choices, (3) student-initiated guidance, (4) limited counselor availability, (5) poor advice from staff, handling of conflicting demands. However, we find that a very different kind of college - the private occupational college - takes steps to structure out the needs of disadvantaged students. We speculate about possible policy implications
A study of fourteeen colleges finds that community coleges require certain kinds of social know-how - skills and knowledge less available to disadvantaged students. They present seven obstacles: (1) bureaucratic hurdless, (2) confusing choices, (3) student-initiated guidance, (4) limited counselor availability, (5) poor advice from staff, handling of conflicting demands. However, we find that a very different kind of college - the private occupational college - takes steps to structure out the needs of disadvantaged students. We speculate about possible policy implications
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