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9780791453636

Increasing Access to College : Extending Possibilities for All Students

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  • ISBN13:

    9780791453636

  • ISBN10:

    0791453634

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2002-05-01
  • Publisher: State Univ of New York Pr

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Summary

At a time when college enrollment rates for low income and under-represented students are far below those of non-minority students, policies and practices designed to increase access should be a priority for colleges, universities, high schools, and community agencies. Increasing Access to College examines pre-college enrichment programs that offer a specific and immediate remedy. Book jacket.

Table of Contents

Introduction
1(14)
Linda Serra Hagedorn
William G. Tierney
Part I. The Landscape of College Access
Pre-College Outreach Programs: A National Perspective
15(20)
Watson Scott Swail
Laura W. Perna
The Relationship between Urbanicity and Educational Outcomes
35(30)
Clifford Adelman
A Theoretical and Practical View of Student Adjustment and Academic Achievement
65(16)
Amaury Nora
Part II. The Real World of College Preparation Programs
Meeting Common Goals: Linking K-12 and College Interventions
81(24)
Patricia Gandara
The Social Construction of College Access: Confronting the Technical, Cultural, and Political Barriers to Low-Income Students of Color
105(18)
Jeannie Oakes
John Rogers
Martin Lipton
Ernest Morrell
(In)(Di)Visible Identities of Youth: College Preparation Programs from a Feminist Standpoint
123(22)
Michelle G. Knight
Heather A. Oesterreich
Partners for Preparation: Redistributing Social and Cultural Capital
145(24)
Susan Yonezawa
Makeba Jones
Hugh Mehan
Part III. Suggestions and Policy for the Future
Making School to College Programs Work: Academics, Goals, and Aspirations
169(26)
Linda Serra Hagedorn
Shereen Fogel
Parental Guidance Suggested: Family Involvement in College Preparation Programs
195(22)
Alexander Jun
Julia Colyar
Reflective Evaluation: Improving Practice in College Preparation Programs
217(14)
William G. Tierney
About the Contributors 231(6)
Index 237(10)
Suny series, Frontiers in Education 247

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