Edward P. St. John, Shouping Hu, Amy S. Fisher

Gebundenes Buch

Breaking Through the Access Barrier

How Academic Capital Formation Can Improve Policy in Higher Education

Beschreibung

This book argues that the policies designed to address inequalities in college access are failing to address underlying issues of inequality. Breaking Through the Access Barrier introduces a groundbreaking new theory-academic capital formation (ACF)-to promote improvement in academic preparation, college information, and student aid.

Autor

Edward P. St. John is Algo D. Henderson Collegiate Professor of Higher Education at the University of Michigan. Shouping Hu is Professor of Higher Education at Florida State University. Amy S. Fisher is a doctoral candidate at the Center for the Study of Higher and Postsecondary Education, the University of Michigan.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• Seitenzahl: 298
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. Oktober 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 260mm x 183mm x 21mm
• Gewicht: 759g
• ISBN-13: 9780415800327
• ISBN-10: 0415800323
• Artikelnr.: 30881159