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UNINA9910779706703321 |
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Titolo |
The state of college access and completion : improving college success for students from underrepresented groups / / edited by Laura W. Perna and Anthony Jones |
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New York, N.Y. : , : Routledge, , 2013 |
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ISBN |
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0-415-66046-7 |
1-135-10669-X |
0-203-07409-2 |
1-135-10670-3 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (253 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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JonesAnthony |
PernaLaura W |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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College choice - United States |
Universities and colleges - United States - Admission |
College costs - United States |
Minority college students - United States |
Educational attainment - United States |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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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 at the end of each chapters and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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 |
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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 |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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<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 |
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