Innovations in improving access to higher education /

Gaining an understanding about the barriers in transitioning from high school to college is crucial to improving college access and matriculation-particularly for low-income families and first-generation college-goers. These obstacles include many factors, such as: Lack of access to resources at hom...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Schneider, Barbara L. (Editor ), Judy, Justina (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: San Francisco, CA : Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., a Wiley Company, at Jossey-Bass, [2014]
Colección:New directions for youth development ; no. 140.
Temas:
College preparation programs > Research > United States.
Counseling in secondary education > United States.
Programmes d'études préuniversitaires > Recherche > États-Unis.
Services personnels aux élèves du secondaire > États-Unis.
EDUCATION > Secondary.
Counseling in secondary education
United States
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Gaining an understanding about the barriers in transitioning from high school to college is crucial to improving college access and matriculation-particularly for low-income families and first-generation college-goers. These obstacles include many factors, such as: Lack of access to resources at home or schoolNot having a rigorous college-preparatory curriculum or not taking advantage of these coursesMisperceptions about the college-going process. This volume introduces innovative and effective ways to ease the transition process. One essential quest.
Notas:"Winter 2013."
Descripción Física:1 online resource (119 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781118872482
1118872487
ISSN:1533-8916 ;

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