Innovations in Improving Access to Higher Education (PDF)
New Directions for Youth Development, Number 140
(Sprache: Englisch)
Gaining an understanding about the barriers in transitioningfrom high school to college is crucial to improving college accessand matriculation--particularly for low-income families andfirst-generation college-goers. These obstacles include manyfactors,...
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Gaining an understanding about the barriers in transitioningfrom high school to college is crucial to improving college accessand matriculation--particularly for low-income families andfirst-generation college-goers. These obstacles include manyfactors, such as:
* Lack of access to resources at home or school
* Not having a rigorous college-preparatory curriculum or nottaking advantage of these courses
* Misperceptions about the college-going process.
This volume introduces innovative and effective ways to ease thetransition process. One essential question examined is the role ofhigh schools and whether they should take a more active role inpreparing students for college. While some interventions in thisissue are designed for school-wide implementation, others are moretargeted and focus on certain aspects of the college process suchas financial aid, but all recognize the role of high schools inshaping students' college-going aspirations andbehavior.
By including the most cutting-edge and rigorous research onimproving college access, this volume:
* Delineates the obstacles adolescents face in their transitionfrom high school to college
* Increases understanding of the mechanisms contributing to gapsin college enrollment
* Highlights how interventions can help to ease thesechallenges.
This is the 140th volume of New Directions for YouthDevelopment, the Jossey-Bass quarterly report seriesdedicated to bringing together everyone concerned with helpingyoung people, including scholars, practitioners, and people fromdifferent disciplines and professions.
* Lack of access to resources at home or school
* Not having a rigorous college-preparatory curriculum or nottaking advantage of these courses
* Misperceptions about the college-going process.
This volume introduces innovative and effective ways to ease thetransition process. One essential question examined is the role ofhigh schools and whether they should take a more active role inpreparing students for college. While some interventions in thisissue are designed for school-wide implementation, others are moretargeted and focus on certain aspects of the college process suchas financial aid, but all recognize the role of high schools inshaping students' college-going aspirations andbehavior.
By including the most cutting-edge and rigorous research onimproving college access, this volume:
* Delineates the obstacles adolescents face in their transitionfrom high school to college
* Increases understanding of the mechanisms contributing to gapsin college enrollment
* Highlights how interventions can help to ease thesechallenges.
This is the 140th volume of New Directions for YouthDevelopment, the Jossey-Bass quarterly report seriesdedicated to bringing together everyone concerned with helpingyoung people, including scholars, practitioners, and people fromdifferent disciplines and professions.
Autoren-Porträt
Barbara Schneider and Justina Judy are the authors of Innovations in Improving Access to Higher Education: New Directions for Youth Development, Number 140, published by Wiley.
Bibliographische Angaben
- 2014, 1. Auflage, 128 Seiten, Englisch
- Herausgegeben: Barbara Schneider, Justina Judy
- Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
- ISBN-10: 1118872487
- ISBN-13: 9781118872482
- Erscheinungsdatum: 10.02.2014
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