Home Education Investigations into Economic Class in America Investigations into Economic Class in America Getting Ahead for college students Investigations grew out of a demand for a version of Getting Ahead that would work for college students.  As several colleges used Getting Ahead with good results, it became clear that we needed to tailor something specific for the campus life that would also be credit-bearing.   I asked Karla Krodel, who had used Getting Ahead at Youngstown State University, to co-author the workbook and facilitator notes with me.  Karla is  also the co-author, with Karen Becker and Bethanie Tucker, of Understanding and Engaging Under-Resourced College Students which is a companion book to Investigations.    Since we began writing this book, we’ve had the help of Getting Ahead graduates who are now attending college.  We have also received ideas and feedback from faculty from several community colleges and four-year institutions.   Investigations will become available in June 2010.   Here are some comments from those who have seen reader copies of Investigations or used a draft form of it as students: "What students say about Investigations into Economic Class in America" "What faculty and facilitators say about Investigations into Economic Class in America "