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Preparing for College
Analyzes and defines the parameters of effective college outreach programs.
The Schools Our Children Deserve
Arguing against the tougher standards rhetoric that marks the current education debate, the author of No Contest and Punished by Rewards writes that such tactics squeeze the pleasure out of learning. Reprint.
How to Survive Your Freshman Year
Provides college freshmen with advice on such topics as dorm life, roommates, choosing classes, studying, working, laundry, dating, free time, and fraternities and sororities.
College Prep for Musicians
College Prep for Musicians: A Comprehensive Guide for Students, Parents, Teachers, and Counselors is a one-of-a-kind book that forms a complete picture of the process of applying to music schools. No matter what degree within music in which you are interested, College Prep for Musicians is the book to help young musicians follow their dreams.
The Ecology of College Readiness
Despite extensive research, policies, and practical efforts to improve college readiness in the United States, a large proportion of low-income students remain unprepared to enter and succeed in higher education. This issue draws on the human ecology theory of Urie Bronfenbrenner (1917–2005) to offer a fresh perspective that accounts for the complexity of the interacting personal, organizational, and societal factors in play. Ecological principles shift the focus to individual differences in the ways that students engage environments and to the connections across students’ immediate settings and relationships. Viewing college readiness within an ecological system also reveals how the set...
Increasing Access to College
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.
Supporting College Students of Immigrant Origin
Explores the higher educational journeys of students of immigrant origin, providing policy, practice, and research implications.
