Tierney / Duncheon The Problem of College Readiness

1. Auflage 2015
ISBN: 978-1-4384-5725-3
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 232 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm

Examines how states, schools, and postsecondary institutions might best help improve college readiness and completion.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Tierney, William G.

Duncheon, Julia C.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Schulen, Schulleitung Universitäten, Hochschulen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of Illustrations
Acknowledgments

Part I. Introduction

1. The Problem of College Readiness
Julia C. Duncheon

2. The Roots of College Readiness: An Old Problem with New Complexities
Daniel J. Almeida

3. The Challenge of the Least Ready: A Historical Perspective
Bryan Adán Rodríguez

Part II. Using Theory, Policy, and Practice to Analyze a State Response

4. College Readiness and Low Income Youth: The Role of Social Capital in Acquiring College Knowledge
Daniel J. Almeida

5. The Early Assessment Program: Is Early Notification Enough?
Lisa D. Garcia

6. Making Sense of Contested Terrain: Writing Remediation, Faculty Perspectives, and the Challenge of Implementation
Julia C. Duncheon

7. On the Path to Completion: Exploring how higher Education Policy Influences the Least Ready College Students
Bryan Adán Rodríguez

Part III. Conclusion

8. The Way Forward: Looking Back
William G. Tierney

Contributors
Index

Über Autor(innen)

William G. Tierney is Wilbur-Kieffer Professor of Higher Education at the University of Southern California and the editor of many books, including Governance and the Public Good; Preparing for College: Nine Elements of Effective Outreach (with Zoe B. Corwin and Julia E. Colyar); Increasing Access to College: Extending Possibilities for All Students (with Linda Serra Hagedorn); and Faculty Work in Schools of Education: Rethinking Roles and Rewards for the Twenty-first Century, all published by SUNY Press. Julia C. Duncheon is a doctoral candidate in urban education policy at the University of Southern California.