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UNINA9910717026403321 |
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Dyson Rodger W (Rodger William) |
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Review of computational Stirling analysis methods / / Rodger W. Dyson, Scott D. Wilson, Roy C. Tew |
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Cleveland, Ohio : , : National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Glenn Research Center, , October 2004 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (21 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
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Collana |
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Radioisotope heat sources |
High resolution |
Stirling engines |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Monografia |
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"October 2004." |
"AIAA-2004-5582." |
"Prepared for the Second International Energy Conversion Engineering Conference sponsored by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Providence, Rhode Island, August 16-19, 2004." |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 18-21). |
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UNINA9910785476903321 |
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Autore |
St. John Edward P. |
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Breaking through the access barrier : how academic capital formation can improve policy in higher education / / Edward P. St. John, Shouping Hu, Amy S. Fisher |
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New York : , : Routledge, , 2011 |
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1-136-95238-1 |
1-136-95239-X |
1-282-93043-5 |
9786612930430 |
0-203-84901-9 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (297 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Academic achievement - United States |
College preparation programs - United States |
Minorities - Education (Higher) - United States |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Monografia |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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BOOK COVER; TITLE; COPYRIGHT; CONTENTS; LIST OF TABLES; LIST OF FIGURES; PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; 1 INTRODUCTION; Part I: Academic Capital Formation; 2 REFRAMING; 3 FAMILY AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT; 4 ACADEMIC PREPARATION; 5 COLLEGE TRANSITIONS; 6 ENGAGED LEARNING; 7 COLLEGE SUCCESS AND COMMITMENT TO UPLIFT; Part II: Informing Public Policy; 8 ACADEMIC CAPITAL FORMATION; 9 INFORMING PUBLIC POLICY; APPENDIX 1 FACTOR ANALYSIS FOR FAMILY ENGAGEMENT IN TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY SCHOLARS PROGRAM; APPENDIX 2 PREPARATION BY TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY SCHOLARS IN THE CLASS OF 2004 |
APPENDIX 3 ANALYSIS OF COLLEGE DESTINATIONS OF GATES MILLENNIUM SCHOLARS AND COMPARISON STUDENTSAPPENDIX 4 PROPENSITY SCORE MATCHING COMPARING PELL RECIPIENT TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY SCHOLARS WITH OTHER PELL RECIPIENTS; NOTES; REFERENCES; INDEX |
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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 capi |
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