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Peer reviewedValadez, James R. – Review of Higher Education, 1996
A study at one rural community college investigated the process by which the students made decisions about their lives. Results suggest social position and class culture are a form of cultural capital in higher education, and that the community college is not organized to take advantage of working-class students' skills and knowledge, but operates…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Case Studies, Community Colleges, Cultural Context
