J. Scherer, M. Anson

Broschiertes Buch

Community Colleges and the Access Effect

Why Open Admissions Suppresses Achievement

Beschreibung

Taking on the cherished principle that community colleges should be open to all students with a high school education, Scherer and Anson argue that open access policies and lenient federal financial aid laws harm students and present the case for raising the minimum requirements for community college entry.

Autor

Author Juliet Lilledahl Scherer: Juliet Scherer is Professor of English at St. Louis Community College, USA. Author Mirra Leigh Anson: Mirra Anson is the Director of Upward Bound at the Center for Diversity and Enrichment, University of Iowa, USA.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Macmillan Education / Palgrave Macmillan US / Springer Palgrave Macmillan
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 978-1-137-33601-9
• 2014
• Seitenzahl: 260
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. April 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 155mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 418g
• ISBN-13: 9781137336019
• ISBN-10: 1137336013
• Artikelnr.: 40492021