Bibliograph

The years that matter most, how college makes or breaks us, Paul Tough

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The years that matter most, how college makes or breaks us, Paul Tough

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages [335]-370) and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The years that matter most

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1080247689

Responsibility statement

Paul Tough

Sub title

how college makes or breaks us

Summary

"The best-selling author of How Children Succeed returns with a devastatingly powerful, mind-changing inquiry into higher education in the United States"--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

WANTING IN: Decision day -- The mobility equation -- GETTING IN: Stress test -- Income-typical behavior -- Taylorsville -- FIXING THE TEST: Reputation management -- Test prep -- Blessed -- FITTING IN: The outsider -- Roots -- Pedigree -- Thanksgiving -- LETTING IN: The admissions-industrial complex -- Going test-optional -- Trinity's problem -- STAYING IN: The graduation gap -- Belonging -- An intrusive culture -- HANGING ON: Who needs college? -- Lower ed -- GETTING AN A: Ancestors -- What is X? -- Workshop mode -- AFTER THE WAR: The GI Bill -- Playing for first

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