Unchartered : how one public high school transformed first-generation college success / Erika M. Kitzmiller.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kitzmiller, Erika M., author.

Contributor:

Sealey-Ruiz, Yolanda, writer of foreword.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Educational change--United States.

Educational change.

Physical Description:

x, 218 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard Education Press, 2026.

Summary:

"In 'Unchartered', Erika M. Kitzmiller draws from an innovative partnership at an under-resourced urban public school to reveal how it defied the odds to dramatically increase the success of first-generation college-bound youth. Through compelling storytelling and rigorous research, this book offers hope—and actionable strategies—for educators and leaders determined to expand opportunity and equity. Rooted in a five-year, research-driven collaboration, this work takes readers inside the process that made real change possible. Rather than prescribing one-size-fits-all solutions, the book showcases how small but significant shifts in schoolwide structures and classroom instruction created lasting impact. Readers will discover how youth-driven inquiry, expanded course offerings, purposeful college seminars, and robust partnerships with community organizations dismantled barriers to college access and promoted resiliency in college. Kitzmiller highlights the crucial role of student agency, teacher leadership, and community engagement in building multiple pathways to postsecondary success—especially for students who have traditionally been underserved." -- Harvard Education Press's description.

Contents:

Designing an innovative research model with educators, researchers, and youth

Cultivating space for youth-driven inquiry-based reforms

Expanding opportunity, expanding choice: reforms to strengthen Clayton's college culture and course options

Senior seminar: a critical space for college-aspiring youth

Strengthening youth agency and choice through extracurricular activities and schoolwide programs

Cultivating partnerships to enhance student experience and outcomes

Reimagining reforms: lessons learned and future hopes for public education

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9798895570876

OCLC:

1545058238