Moving Up without Losing Your Way: The Ethical Costs of Upward Mobility
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Moving Up without Losing Your Way: The Ethical Costs of Upward Mobility
By (Author) Jennifer M. Morton
Princeton University Press
Princeton University Press
1st July 2021
United States
Classifications
Tertiary Education
Non Fiction
Philosophy and theory of education
Ethics and moral philosophy
Social and political philosophy
Social classes
177
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Paperback
192
Width 140mm, Height 216mm
Description
The dilemmas faced by disadvantaged college students seeking upward mobility and what educators can do to help these students flourish Upward mobility through higher education has been an article of faith for generations of working-class, low-income, and immigrant college students. While this path usually entails financial sacrifices and hard wo
Reviews
"Winner of the Frederic W. Ness Book Award, Association of American Colleges and Universities"
"Winner of the Grawemeyer Award in Education"
Author Bio
Jennifer M. Morton is associate professor of philosophy at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, and senior fellow at the Center for Ethics and Education at the University of WisconsinMadison.
