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

ISBN-13: 9780415800327 / Angielski / Twarda / 2010 / 296 str.

Edward St. John;Shouping Hu;Amy S. Fisher

Opis

The authors argue that policies addressing inequalities in college access in the U.S. 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 & the opportunities for pursuing them.

Recenzje

Overall, the book is comprehensive and detailed, providing needed insights into the human aspects of policy implementation, illuminating what interventions mean for students and their families and how deeply inter-related these processes are. This book will certainly be of value for education scholars, sociologists, and others interested in higher education policy.—Teachers College Record