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
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • CONTENTS
  • FOREWORD
  • INTRODUCTION
  • 1. ORIGINS
  • 2. THE SMF COLLEGE ACCESS PROGRAM
  • 3. CHALLENGES IN COLLEGE ACCESS
  • 4. THE ROLE OF SMF INTERVENTION
  • 5. REFORMS
  • 6. PARTING THOUGHTS
  • ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  • NOTES
  • BIBLIOGRAPHY
  • INDEX

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