1.

Record Nr.

UNINA990003749860403321

Autore

Dorfles, Gillo <1910- >

Titolo

Simbolo, comunicazione, consumo / Gillo Dorfles

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Torino, : Giulio Einaudi editore, 1962

Descrizione fisica

249 p. : ill. ; 21 cm

Collana

Saggi ; 303

Disciplina

701

111.85

302.223

Locazione

FARBC

BFS

NAP03

FLFBC

SES

DARST

DARPU

Collocazione

FONDO ROSSI 3649

701 DOR 1

302.2 DOR 1 BIS

302.23 DORF 01

13720 DOR

07.246

DE FUSCO 446

EST B 61

EST B 208

MTD 4

12 MTD 349

LEPORE 584

RGT 2075

DAM C50 DORG 01

Lingua di pubblicazione

Italiano

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910971119103321

Titolo

The state of college access and completion : improving college success for students from underrepresented groups / / edited by Laura W. Perna and Anthony Jones

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, N.Y. : , : Routledge, , 2013

ISBN

0-415-66046-7

1-135-10669-X

0-203-07409-2

1-135-10670-3

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (253 p.)

Classificazione

EDU015000

Altri autori (Persone)

JonesAnthony

PernaLaura W

Disciplina

378.1/98

Soggetti

College choice - United States

Universities and colleges - United States - Admission

College costs - United States

Minority college students - United States

Educational attainment - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover ; The State of College Access and Completion ; Title Page ; Copyright Page; Table of Contents ; Foreword; Acknowledgments; 1 Introduction: Improving Postsecondary Access, Persistence, and Completion in the United States: Setting the Stage ; 2 Improving College Access and Choice; 3 Pathways to College for Underserved and Nontraditional Students: Lessons from Research, Policy, and Practice ; 4 Proficiency Approaches for Making More Students College and Career Ready ; 5 The Role of Remedial and Developmental Courses in Access and Persistence

6 The Role of Finances in Postsecondary Access and Success7 The Potential of Community Colleges to Increase Bachelor's Degree Attainment Rates ; 8 Longitudinal Pathways to College Persistence and Completion: Student, Institutional, and Public Policy Perspectives ; 9



Access, Persistence, and Completion in the State Context; 10 Nonexperimental Designs and Causal Analyses of College Access, Persistence, and Completion ; 11 Conclusions: Improving College Access, Persistence, and Completion: Lessons Learned ; Contributor Biographies; Index

Sommario/riassunto

<P>Despite decades of substantial investments by the federal government, state governments, colleges and universities, and private foundations, students from low-income families as well as racial and ethnic minority groups continue to have substantially lower levels of postsecondary educational attainment than individuals from other groups. <I>The State of College Access and Completion </I>draws together leading researchers nationwide to summarize the state of college access and success and to provide recommendations for how institutional leaders and policymakers can effectively improve the en