Edward P. St. John, Shouping Hu, Amy S. Fisher

Breaking Through the Access Barrier (eBook, PDF)

How Academic Capital Formation Can Improve Policy in Higher Education

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

This book argues that the policies designed to address inequalities in college access are failing to address underlying issues of inequality. Breaking Through the Access Barrier introduces a groundbreaking new theory-academic capital formation (ACF)-to promote improvement in academic preparation, college information, and student aid.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 296
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. Oktober 2010
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781136952395
• Artikelnr.: 43821320

Autorenporträt

Edward P. St. John is Algo D. Henderson Collegiate Professor of Higher Education at the University of Michigan.

Shouping Hu is Professor of Higher Education at Florida State University.

Amy S. Fisher is a doctoral candidate at the Center for the Study of Higher and Postsecondary Education, the University of Michigan.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Acknowledgements
1. Introduction
Part I. Academic Capital Formation
2. Reframing
3. Family and Community Engagement
4. Academic Preparation
5. College Transitions
6. Engaged Learning
7. College Success and Commitment to Uplift
Part II. Improving Public Policy
8. Academic Capital Formation
9. Informing Public Policy
References