In the front door: creating a college-going culture of learning

Abstract

ch. 1. Introduction -- ch. 2. The context of the study -- ch. 3. Pushing back against the power-preserving tendencies of bureaucracies -- ch. 4. Trying to bend the bars of the iron cage : the possibilities and limitations of charter schools as models for successful school reform -- ch. 5. Changes in students' aspirations and conduct : the role of institutional arrangements -- ch. 6. Conclusions : contributions to a theory of educational inequality, social policy, and the possibility of educational equality.