Breaking Through the Access Barrier

How Academic Capital Formation Can Improve Policy in Higher Education

AvEdward P. St. John,Shouping Hu

Häftad, Engelska, 2010

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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 interventionreal student outcomes, databases, and interviews taken from exemplary intervention programsempirical research illuminating the role of class reproduction in education and how interventions (financial, academic, and networking) can reduce student barriersquantitative 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 under-represented students from disadvantaged backgrounds.

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Utgivningsdatum:2010-10-12
Mått:178 x 254 x 16 mm
Vikt:550 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:296
Förlag:Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN:9780415800334

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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.

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Overall, the book is comprehensive and detailed, providing needed insights into the human aspects of policy implementation, illuminating what interventions mean for students and their families and how deeply inter-related these processes are. This book will certainly be of value for education scholars, sociologists, and others interested in higher education policy.—Teachers College Record

Innehållsförteckning

PrefaceAcknowledgements1. IntroductionPart I. Academic Capital Formation2. Reframing3. Family and Community Engagement4. Academic Preparation5. College Transitions6. Engaged Learning7. College Success and Commitment to UpliftPart II. Improving Public Policy8. Academic Capital Formation9. Informing Public Policy References

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