From High School to College Improving Opportunities for Success in Postsecondary Education

by Kirst, Michael W.; Venezia, Andrea

• ISBN13: 9780787970628
• ISBN10: 078797062X
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2004-04-30
• Publisher: Jossey-Bass

Summary

In From High School to College educational policy experts Michael W. Kirst, Andrea Venezia, and their contributors reveal why so many students are entering college unprepared for college level work and often unable to complete a degree. This important book presents the findings of the Bridge Project¾a major national research study conducted by Stanford University and funded by The Pew Charitable Trusts and the U.S. Department of Education. The researchers examined the fit between what high schools were doing to prepare students for college admissions and course work, and what colleges considered when admitting and placing incoming freshman. Based on hundreds of interviews with teachers and counselors, thousands of surveys with students and parents, and a thorough examination of the policies and practices in California, Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, Oregon, and Texas, From High School to College offers recommendations for bridging the gap between high school and college and for improving college admission and graduation rates.

Author Biography

Michael W. Kirst is professor of education and business administration at Stanford University. He is a prolific author and the co-director of Policy Analysis for California Education, a California state education policy research group funded by the Hewlett Foundation. He is a member of the management and research staff of the Consortium for Policy Research in Education.
Andrea Venezia is Senior Policy Consultant and Project Director at the National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education. Prior to joining the National Center, she directed K—16 projects in the Stanford Institute for Higher Education, including the Bridge Project.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	xi
Bridging the Great Divide: How the K--12 and Postsecondary Split Hurts Students, and What Can Be Done About It	1	(30)
Michael W. Kirst
Kathy Reeves Bracco
Working Toward K--16 Coherence in California	31	(46)
Anthony Lising Antonio
Samuel H. Bersola
K--16 Turmoil in Texas	77	(38)
Andrea Venezia
Roadblocks to Effective K--16 Reform in Illinois	115	(36)
Betty Merchant
Oregon's K--16 Reforms: A Blueprint for Change?	151	(32)
Andrea Conklin Bueschel
Andrea Venezia
Georgia's P--16 Reforms and the Promise of a Seamless System	183	(37)
Caroline Sotello Viernes Turner
Lisa M. Jones
James C. Hearn
K--16 Reform in Maryland: The First Steps	220	(32)
Heinrich Mintrop
Toby H. Milton
Frank A. Schmidtlein
Ann Merck MacLellan
The Missing Link: The Role of Community Colleges in the Transition Between High School and College	252	(33)
Andrea Conklin Bueschel
What Have We Learned, and Where Do We Go Next?	285	(36)
Michael W. Kirst
Andrea Venezia
Anthony Lising Antonio
Appendix A: Research Design and Methodology	321	(4)
Appendix B: Rand Data	325	(68)
The Authors	393	(6)
Index	399