Description
Product ID: | 9781138572614 |
Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
Country of Manufacture: | GB |
Title: | Educational Challenges at Minority Serving Institutions |
Authors: | Author: Andres Castro Samayoa, William Boland, Paola Esmieu, Marybeth Gasman |
Page Count: | 220 |
Subjects: | Educational strategies and policy, Multicultural education, Higher education, tertiary education, Higher & further education, tertiary education |
Description: | Select Guide Rating This important book focuses on the challenges faced by MSIs within the larger higher education context and provides practical solutions to address these challenges. Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs) are responsible for educating 20 percent of the nation’s college students and nearly 40 percent of the nation’s students of color. This growing group of institutions is essential to higher education and moving toward a more equitable society. This important book focuses on the challenges faced by MSIs within the larger higher education context and provides practical solutions to address these challenges. From performance-based funding, to issues of being dually designated MSIs, to articulation agreements with community colleges, to college readiness, the authors tackle the most important topics in higher education by exploring these varied topics through the lens of MSIs. |
Imprint Name: | Routledge |
Publisher Name: | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
Country of Publication: | GB |
Publishing Date: | 2017-12-06 |