Public policy and college management: Title III of the Higher Education Act

St. John, Edward P.

Praeger

College Organization And Professional Development: Integrating Moral Reasoning And Reflective Practice

Routledge

Public Policy and College Management: Title III of the Higher Education Act

Politics & Social Sciences

Politics & Government

Pathways to Academic Success in Higher Education: Expanding Opportunity for Underrepresented Students

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 system of higher education. <ul>
<li>Part one: Presents and documents key findings from research on K-12 education policy.</li> <li>Part two: Provides action research using a state data system to inform colleges and universities.</li> <li>Part three: Focuses on the future of policy and organizational initiatives to improve opportunity. </li>
</ul> This book integrates studies conducted over nearly a decade and offers guidance on how best to understand and promote retention and success once students have gained access.

Pathways to Academic Success in Higher Education

Education & Teaching

Higher & Continuing Education

Breaking Through the Access Barrier

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: <ul>
<li>a new construct–academic capital–that integrates and draws upon existing literature on influencing access to college </li> <li>practical advice for better preparation and intervention</li> <li>real student outcomes, databases, and interviews taken from exemplary intervention programs</li> <li>empirical research illuminating the role of class reproduction in education and how interventions (financial, academic, and networking) can reduce student barriers</li> <li>quantitative and qualitative analysis of the importance and effectiveness of several major policy interventions.</li> </ul> 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.

Breaking Through the Access Barrier: How Academic Capital Formation Can Improve Policy in Higher Education

Hu, Shouping

Fisher, Amy S.

Droogsma Musoba, Glenda

Public Policy and Higher Education: Reframing Strategies for Preparation, Access, and Success (Core Concepts in Higher Education)

Amid changing economic and social contexts, radical changes have occurred in public higher education policies over the past three decades. Public Policy and Higher Education provides readers with new ways to analyze these complex state policies and offers the tools to examine how policies affect students’ access and success in college. Rather than arguing for a single approach, the authors examine how policymakers and higher education administrators can work to inform and influence change within systems of higher education using research-based evidence along with consideration of political and historical values and beliefs.  Special Features:    Case Studies―allow readers to examine strategies used by different types of colleges to improve access and retention.   Reflective Exercises―encourage readers to discuss state and campus context for policy decisions and to think about the strategies used in a state or institution.   Approachable Explanations―unpack complex public policies and financial strategies for readers who seek understanding of public policy in higher education.    Research-Based Recommendations―explore how policymakers, higher education administrators and faculty can work together to improve quality, diversity, and financial stewardship.   This textbook is an invaluable resource for graduate students, administrators, policymakers, and researchers who seek to learn more about the crucial contexts underlying policy decisions and college access.

Daun-Barnett, Nathan

Moronski-Chapman, Karen M.

Amid changing economic and social contexts, radical changes have occurred in public higher education policies over the past three decades. Public Policy and Higher Education provides readers with new ways to analyze these complex state policies and offers the tools to examine how policies affect students’ access and success in college. Rather than arguing for a single approach, the authors examine how policymakers and higher education administrators can work to inform and influence change within systems of higher education using research-based evidence along with consideration of political and historical values and beliefs. Special Features: <ul>
<li>Case Studies―allow readers to examine strategies used by different types of colleges to improve access and retention.</li> <li>Reflective Exercises―encourage readers to discuss state and campus context for policy decisions and to think about the strategies used in a state or institution.</li> <li>Approachable Explanations―unpack complex public policies and financial strategies for readers who seek understanding of public policy in higher education.</li> </ul>
<ul>
<li>Research-Based Recommendations―explore how policymakers, higher education administrators and faculty can work together to improve quality, diversity, and financial stewardship.</li> </ul> This textbook is an invaluable resource for graduate students, administrators, policymakers, and researchers who seek to learn more about the crucial contexts underlying policy decisions and college access.

Families in Schools is a rich and highly credible account of what is possible when schools and families become partners in school restructuring. It is a book that will change the way educators and parents relate, revealing some new understandings of how to involve parents in more meaningful ways. This book reflects the experiences of teachers, site administrators, and especially parents--all of whom collaborated in the Accelerated Schools Project, a systematic restructuring process involving several different schools. In Part I of the book, the authors speak with some of the teachers and principals and consider why some schools were more successful than others in developing powerful learning environments and in empowering teachers and parents. Part II takes an in-depth look at the four schools that made the most substantial inroads in parent involvement, providing parent interviews and case studies. Part III proposes a set of lessons derived from the participants' experiences--valuable information for school communities attempting to encourage parent involvement or interested in assessing their own experiences. The authors found that the capacity to reflect critically and openly, by parents and educators alike, plays a more critical role than any particular set of tactics. They also found that the caring voices that the parents contributed to the conversation were a crucial force in the restructuring process. This book invites others to join the conversation and explore all that they can achieve when they work together.

Families in Schools: A Chorus of Voices in Restructuring

Griffith, Alison

Allen-Haynes, Leetta

Schools & Teaching

Heinemann

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