Increasing Access to College: Extending Possibilities for All Students
At a time when college enrollment rates for low income and under-represented students are far below those of non-minority students, policies and practices designed to increase access should be a priority for colleges, universities, high schools, and community agencies. Increasing Access to College examines pre-college enrichment programs that offer a specific and immediate remedy.
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Focuses on pre-college enrichment programs as a solution to the problem of minority student access to postsecondary education. Booknews Ten chapters by university administrators, scholars of education theory and teaching, and sociologists gauge the availability of a college education, consider the role of college preparation programs, and offer policy recommendations. The intersecting influences of race, class, gender, culture, and identity are specifically examined, and the political implication of redistributing educational resources is highlighted. Charts present key data, and diagrams illustrate important relationships. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
Introduction1Pt. IThe Landscape of College AccessCh. 1Pre-College Outreach Programs: A National Perspective15Ch. 2The Relationship between Urbanicity and Educational Outcomes35Ch. 3A Theoretical and Practical View of Student Adjustment and Academic Achievement65Pt. IIThe Real World of College Preparation ProgramsCh. 4Meeting Common Goals: Linking K-12 and College Interventions81Ch. 5The Social Construction of College Access: Confronting the Technical, Cultural, and Political Barriers to Low-Income Students of Color105Ch. 6(In)(Di)Visible Identities of Youth: College Preparation Programs from a Feminist Standpoint123Ch. 7Partners for Preparation: Redistributing Social and Cultural Capital145Pt. IIISuggestions and Policy for the FutureCh. 8Making School to College Programs Work: Academics, Goals, and Aspirations169Ch. 9Parental Guidance Suggested: Family Involvement in College Preparation Programs195Ch. 10Reflective Evaluation: Improving Practice in College Preparation Programs217About the Contributors231Index237SUNY series, Frontiers in Education247
\ BooknewsTen chapters by university administrators, scholars of education theory and teaching, and sociologists gauge the availability of a college education, consider the role of college preparation programs, and offer policy recommendations. The intersecting influences of race, class, gender, culture, and identity are specifically examined, and the political implication of redistributing educational resources is highlighted. Charts present key data, and diagrams illustrate important relationships. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)\ \
