Innovations in Improving Access to Higher Education (eBook, PDF)

New Directions for Youth Development, Number 140
Redaktion: Schneider, Barbara; Judy, Justina

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Gaining an understanding about the barriers in transitioningfrom high school to college is crucial to improving college accessand matriculation--particularly for low-income families andfirst-generation college-goers. These obstacles include manyfactors, such as: * Lack of access to resources at home or school * Not having a rigorous college-preparatory curriculum or nottaking advantage of these courses * Misperceptions about the college-going process. This volume introduces innovative and effective ways to ease thetransition process. One essential question examined is the role ofhigh schools and whether they should take a more active role inpreparing students for college. While some interventions in thisissue are designed for school-wide implementation, others are moretargeted and focus on certain aspects of the college process suchas financial aid, but all recognize the role of high schools inshaping students' college-going aspirations andbehavior. By including the most cutting-edge and rigorous research onimproving college access, this volume: * Delineates the obstacles adolescents face in their transitionfrom high school to college * Increases understanding of the mechanisms contributing to gapsin college enrollment * Highlights how interventions can help to ease thesechallenges. This is the 140th volume of New Directions for YouthDevelopment, the Jossey-Bass quarterly report seriesdedicated to bringing together everyone concerned with helpingyoung people, including scholars, practitioners, and people fromdifferent disciplines and professions.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
• Seitenzahl: 128
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. Februar 2014
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781118872482
• Artikelnr.: 40480252