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ERIC Number: EJ343036
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1986
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Selecting America's Brightest and Best.
Thelin, John
Educational Studies: A Journal in the Foundations of Education, v17 n3 p325-33 Fall 1986
Reviews three recent books on college recruitment. Concludes that these three books put to rest the notion that education and opportunity in the United States are egalitarian. The books reviewed are "Preparing for Power: America's Elite Boarding Schools" (Cookson, 1985), "Choosing Elites" (Klitgaard, 1985) and "Public Ivys: A Guide To America's Best Public Undergraduate Colleges And Universities" (Moll, 1985). (JDH)
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Access to Education, Boarding Schools, College Admission, College Entrance Examinations, College Preparation, Higher Education, Private Colleges
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Information Analyses
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Language: English
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