A CONCEPTUAL MAP OF ACADEMIC KNOWLEDGE AS AN IMAGE OF THE CONDITION OF UNIVERSITIES



Evidence for the Influence of School Context on College Access

Since the release of the Coleman BAG Report in 1966, studies (such as Sirin, 2005; Radford, Berkner, Wheeless, and Shepherd, 2010) have continued to find an association between socioeconomic status and educational attainment.Wyner, Bridgeland, and Diiulio (2007) observe that a progressively lower proportion of low-income, high achieving students re

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The Lure of Autocratic Education in a Somewhat Democratic Society

The United States (US) has since its inception considered the education of its citizens as critical for preserving democracy.The recent attractiveness of autocratic leaders, not only in the US but across the world, raises questions about the dominant educational model now in place.We argue that the authoritarian and business-oriented structure and

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