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EMLS B1A: A Place to Stand: Books on Poverty & Education

To be used with Beth Rodacker's class

Checking Out Books

Below you will find subject links that take you to a list of books on that subject. There are also individual books that you can click on. Some of the books listed are online and some are physical books in the library. You can check out these books by calling for curbside pick-up. The books that say "available online," mean you can access them as ebooks instead of checking out a physical copy.

More information can be found here: https://bakersfieldcollege.libguides.com/offcampusresearch

Access to Education

Click on the links below to see the books we have on those topics. Below the links, you'll find specific books that might be useful for your assignment. You can check out these books by calling for curbside pick-up. Some of these books will say "available online," which means you can access them as ebooks instead of checking out a physical copy.

Educational Equalizations

Education, Higher--Economic Aspects--United States

Federal Aid to Higher Education--United States

Education, Urban--United States 

Is College the Best Option?

Click on the links below to see the books we have on those topics. Below the links, you'll find specific books that might be useful for your assignment. You can check out these books by calling for curbside pick-up. Some of these books will say "available online," which means you can access them as ebooks instead of checking out a physical copy.

Poverty & Homelessness

Click on the links below to see the books we have on those topics. Below the links, you'll find specific books that might be useful for your assignment. You can check out these books by calling for curbside pick-up. Some of these books will say "available online," which means you can access them as ebooks instead of checking out a physical copy.

Poor--United States

Poverty--United States

Income Distribution--United States

Social Classes

Working Poor--United States

Homelessness

Housing

Social Policy

Access to Technology

Click on the links below to see the books we have on those topics. Below the links, you'll find specific books that might be useful for your assignment. You can check out these books by calling for curbside pick-up. Some of these books will say "available online," which means you can access them as ebooks instead of checking out a physical copy.

Internet--Economic Aspects

Technology--Economic Aspects

Information Technology--Economic Aspects 

Technological Innovations--Economic Aspects