Description
| Product ID: | 9780415800334 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | Breaking Through the Access Barrier |
| Subtitle: | How Academic Capital Formation Can Improve Policy in Higher Education |
| Authors: | Author: Amy S. Fisher, Shouping Hu, Edward P. St. John |
| Page Count: | 296 |
| Subjects: | Educational strategies and policy, Educational strategies & policy, Higher education, tertiary education, Higher & further education, tertiary education |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating This book argues that the policies designed to address inequalities in college access are failing to address underlying issues of inequality. Breaking Through the Access Barrier introduces a groundbreaking new theory—academic capital formation (ACF)—to promote improvement in academic preparation, college information, and student aid. Breaking Through the Access Barrier argues that the policies designed to address inequalities in college access are failing to address underlying issues of inequality. This book introduces academic capital formation (ACF), a groundbreaking new theory defined by family knowledge of educational options and the opportunities for pursuing them. The authors suggest focusing on intervention programs and public policy to promote improvement in academic preparation, college information, and student aid. This textbook offers:
Written for courses on higher education policy and policy analysis, readers will find Breaking Through the Access Barrier offers valuable advice for working within new policy frameworks and reshaping the future of educational opportunities and access for under-represented students from disadvantaged backgrounds. |
| Imprint Name: | Routledge |
| Publisher Name: | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2010-10-12 |
