Matching students to opportunity : expanding college choice, access, and quality / edited by Andrew P. Kelly, Jessica S. Howell, Carolyn Sattin-Bajaj.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Kelly, Andrew P., editor.

Howell, Jessica S., editor.

Sattin-Bajaj, Carolyn, editor.

James Hosmer Penniman Book Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

College attendance--United States.

College attendance.

College students.

Social conditions.

Economic conditions.

United States.

College choice--United States.

College choice.

College students--Recruiting--United States.

College students--Recruiting.

College students--United States--Economic conditions.

College students--United States--Social conditions.

College costs--United States.

College costs.

Academic achievement--United States.

Academic achievement.

College students--Economic conditions.

College students--Social conditions.

Physical Description:

vi, 272 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard Education Press, [2016]

Summary:

"This book expands on the discussion of a critical issue in college access and success: the match between a prospective student and the college in which he or she enrolls. Research indicates that ensuring a good match significantly increases students' chances of graduation. The contributors to this volume argue that the discussion of college match must be broadened to include students at all levels of achievement - not just the most academically qualified - and must take into consideration dimensions other than academic selectivity, such as geography and price. Drawing on original empirical research, they examine the preferences that shape students' choices and assess their importance in ensuring students' success. They look at institutional practices that contribute to the problem of undermatching, and ask how local, state, and federal policy can help to change both the demand and supply sides of the college match equation"--Provided by the publisher.

Contents:

Introduction / Andrew P. Kelly, Jessica S. Howell, and Carolyn Sattin-Bajaj

The college match indicator : linking research to practice / Jenny Nagaoka, Matthew A. Holsapple, and Melissa Roderick

Academic match and fit : what can we learn from stated preferences, student actions, and collegiate outcomes? / Jessica S. Howell, Matea Pender, and Amal Kumar

Average students and college match : looking beyond the elite / Awilda Rodriguez and Christian Martell

Matching talents to careers : from self-directed to guided pathways / Thomas R. Bailey, Davis Jenkins, Clive R. Belfield, and Elizabeth Kopko

The supply side of college match : where are the seats? / Andrew P. Kelly

Enrollment management and the low-income student : how holistic admissions and market competition can impede equity / Michael N. Bastedo

On undermatch and college cost : a case study of the Pittsburgh promise

Lindsay C. Page and Jennifer E. Iriti

The effect of state policy on college choice and match : shaping students' choices / Joshua S. Goodman, Michael Hurwitz, and Jonathan Smith

Federal mechanisms for improving college match : information, aid, and accountability / Robert Kelchen

Conclusion / Andrew P. Kelly, Jessica S. Howell, and Carolyn Sattin-Bajaj.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-247) and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the James Hosmer Penniman Book Fund.

ISBN:

9781612509471

1612509479

9781612509488

1612509487

OCLC:

945730110

Publisher Number:

99968696308