The Social Prerequisites of Success: Can College Structure Reduce the Need for Social Know-How?

Regina Deil-Amen and James E. Rosenbaum

The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, 2003, vol. 586, issue 1, 120-143

Abstract: A study of fourteen colleges finds that community colleges require certain kinds of social know-how—skills and knowledge less available to disadvantaged students. They present seven obstacles: (1) bureaucratic hurdles, (2) confusing choices, (3) student-initiated guidance, (4) limited counselor availability, (5) poor advice from staff, (6) delayed detection of costly mistakes, and (7) poor handling of conflicting demands. However, we find that a very different kind of college—the private occupational college—takes steps to structure out the need for this social know-how and address the needs of disadvantaged students. We speculate about possible policy implications.

Date: 2003
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DOI: 10.1177/0002716202250216

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