1st Edition
Pathways to Academic Success in Higher Education Expanding Opportunity for Underrepresented Students
316 Pages
by
Routledge
316 Pages
by
Routledge
316 Pages
by
Routledge
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Pathways to Academic Success in Higher Education examines two major challenges facing the nation. The first is preparing high school students for college, a reform that has been tackled largely through state policy initiatives. The second is creating new pathways to academic success for underrepresented students in higher education, a challenge that must be addressed within a decentralized... Read more
1. Introduction
Part I . Reforming Academic Preparation
2. Rationales for Reform
3. A National Challenge
4. Academic Preparation
Part II. Expanding Postsecondary Opportunity
5. Pathways Approach
6. Low-Income Students
7. College Transitions
8. Persistence and Academic Support
9. Making Changes
10. Degree Attainment
Part III. Pathways to Academic Success
11. Reforming Policy
12. Conclusion: Change on Campuses
References
Biography
Edward P. St. John is Algo D. Henderson Collegiate Professor of Higher Education at the University of Michigan.
Glenda Droogsma Musoba is Assistant Professor of Higher Education at Florida International University.
