Potential on the Periphery : College Access from the Ground Up.

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This book profiles the Simmons Memorial Foundation (SMF), a grassroots non-profit organization co-founded by Omari Scott Simmons, that promotes college access for vulnerable students. Simmons discusses how the organization has helped students secure admission and succeed in college, using this examp...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Simmons, Omari Scott
Otros Autores: Hewitt, Damon T.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New Brunswick : Rutgers University Press, 2018.
Temas:
Simmons Memorial Foundation.
College attendance > Social aspects > United States.
Minorities > Education (Higher) > United States.
People with social disabilities > Education (Higher) > United States.
Counseling in higher education > United States.
Academic achievement > United States.
Mentoring in education > United States.
Effectifs étudiants > Aspect social > États-Unis.
Minorités > Enseignement supérieur > États-Unis.
Personnes socialement défavorisées > Enseignement supérieur > États-Unis.
Mentorat en éducation > États-Unis.
EDUCATION > General.
Academic achievement.
College attendance > Social aspects.
Counseling in higher education.
Mentoring in education.
Minorities > Education (Higher)
People with social disabilities > Education (Higher)
United States.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:This book profiles the Simmons Memorial Foundation (SMF), a grassroots non-profit organization co-founded by Omari Scott Simmons, that promotes college access for vulnerable students. Simmons discusses how the organization has helped students secure admission and succeed in college, using this example to contextualize the broader realm of existing education practice, academic theory, and public policy.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (209 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 173-183) and index.
ISBN:9780813592916
0813592917

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