List of Tables
Acknowledgments
1. Who Goes Where to College?
Patterns of Educational Attainment
College Choice Research
Status Attainment Literature
School Effects Literature
Theoretical Framework
Significance of the Study
Organization of the Book
Research Methodology
Limitiations
2. So Many Ways to Choose a College
Paloma Young Women
The Women of Gate of Heaven High School
University High School's Women
The Women of Mission Cerrito High School
3. Four High Schools, Four Social Worlds
Paloma School
Gate of Heaven High School
University High School
Mission Cerrito High School
4. A Cross-Case Analysis of High School Guidance
Overview Guidance Structure and Outcomes
Organizational Mission and Curriculum
Assumptions of Students' College Knowledge
Counselor Role Expectations
Summary of Actual and Normative Structure of College Advising
Organizational Habitus
5. Families, Friends, and Finances As Influences
Choosing a Private High School
Choosing a Private College Counselor
Family Involvement in College Choice Decision Making
Levels of Involvement
Geographical Influences
College Visits
Friends
Finances
High SES Students and College Finances
Low SES Students and College Finances
Job As Influence
Conclusions
6. College Choice in a Cultural Context
Findings
Implications
Policy: Cultural and Organizational Equality of Opportunity
Theory and Scholarship
Bibliography
Index