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Breaking through the access barrier : how academic capital formation can improve policy in higher education / Edward P. St. John, Shouping Hu, Amy S. Fisher.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- St. John, Edward P.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Minorities--Education (Higher)--United States.
- Minorities.
- Minorities--Education (Higher).
- College preparation programs.
- United States.
- College preparation programs--United States.
- Academic achievement--United States.
- Academic achievement.
- Physical Description:
- xviii, 278 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Routledge, 2011.
- Summary:
- Breaking Through the Access Barrier argues that the policies designed to address inequalities in college access are failing to address underlying issues of inequality. This book introduces academic capital formation (ACF), a groundbreaking new theory defined by family knowledge of educational options and the opportunities for pursuing them. The authors suggest focusing on intervention programs and public policy to promote improvement in academic preparation, college information, and student aid.
- This textbook offers:
- a new construct - academic capital - that integrates and draws upon existing literature on influencing access to college
- practical advice for better preparation and intervention
- real student outcomes, databases, and interviews taken from exemplary intervention programs
- empirical research illuminating the role of class reproduction in education and how intervention (financial, academic, and networking) can reduce student barriers
- quantitative and qualitative analysis of the importance and effectiveness of several major policy interventions
- Written for courses on higher education policy and policy analysis, readers will find Breaking Through the Access Barrier offers valuable advice for working within new policy frameworks and reshaping the future of educational opportunities and access for underrepresented students from disadvantages backgrounds. Book jacket.
- Contents:
- Chapter 1 Introduction 1
- Part I Academic Capital Formation 19
- Chapter 2 Reframing 21
- Chapter 3 Family and Community Engagement 50
- Chapter 4 Academic Preparation 79
- Chapter 5 College Transitions 111
- Chapter 6 Engaged Learning 142
- Chapter 7 College Success and Commitment to Uplift 170
- Part II Informing Public Policy 197
- Chapter 8 Academic Capital Formation 199
- Chapter 9 Informing Public Policy 222.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the James Hosmer Penniman Book Fund.
- ISBN:
- 9780415800327
- 0415800323
- 9780415800334
- 0415800331
- 9780203849019
- 0203849019
- OCLC:
- 432989820
- Publisher Number:
- 99941482000
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