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Book Review: Determined to Succeed? Performance versus Choice in Educational Attainment

important limitation: a lack of attention to race and class. The authors could and did speak to gender at various points, but race and class were almost absent apart from an admission at the beginning of chapter eight that the research could not speak to these issues. This does not mean that the book is flawed, but it does mean that it has serious limitations for addressing some of the most important issues in higher education. In some ways, this book, like the prestigious liberal arts college where the research took place, provides ways to further benefit the already privileged. A critical application of the book’s key idea—that opportunities for developing relationships and networks matter—could point to how debilitating it is to have limited cultural capital, and thus be less prepared for networking and developing personal relationships with professors, or to experience social marginalization. In a time of shrinking budgets and public discussions about improving college outcomes, How College Works provides practical advice for administrators who want better outcomes without spending more money. This book is a must-read for the administration of residential teaching colleges and would be quite useful for administrators at any institution of higher learning. Teachers can gain from it as well, though there is less teachingspecific advice than there is guidance for administration. The main point for teachers is that meaningful interaction—from simply calling on students by name to having them over to one’s home—benefits student motivation and satisfaction. Though this research was specific to an elite liberal arts college in the United States, many principles should apply to some extent in almost any context; the only teaching setting for which this book has nothing to offer is the MOOC. This is because, as the authors demonstrated throughout the book, college works when people committed to learning come together.