Expanding College Access for Urban Youth
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african american education
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college readiness
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School university partnership
urban minority youth
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- ISBN 9780807757642
- Weight: 284g
- Dimensions: 152 x 226mm
- Publication Date: 27 May 2016
- Publisher: Teachers' College Press
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
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This timely book demonstrates why there needs to be a more thoughtful and collaborative effort on the part of K–12 schools, as well as institutions of higher education, to provide better college access to students from low-income communities. Building on a 10-year case study of a successful school-university partnership, the authors examine the supports, mentoring, and resources needed to transform the college opportunities and life chances for under-represented urban youth. Featuring first-hand accounts from student participants, the book documents how the model provided college access to some of the most selective and prestigious universities across the nation. Because this partnership situates college access within a social justice framework, it is one of the more unique programs in the country.
Book Features:
Book Features:
- Shows what successful partnerships look like when schools and districts work with common goals and outcomes.
- Documents an approach that identifies promising students early in their high school careers.
- Emphasizes college access with a commitment to social justice, equity, and investment in schools and communities.
- Focuses on student perspectives to identify mentoring and high school resources that make a difference in their college pursuit.
- Includes viewpoints of university personnel and parents about the impact of the program on students.
Edited by Tyrone C. Howard is a professor of education in the Graduate School of Education and Information Studies’ Urban Schooling Division, UCLA, USA.
Jonli Tunstall is director of the UCLA VIP Scholars Program.
Terry Flennaugh is an assistant professor and coordinator of Urban Education Initiatives for the College of Education at Michigan State University, USA.
Jonli Tunstall is director of the UCLA VIP Scholars Program.
Terry Flennaugh is an assistant professor and coordinator of Urban Education Initiatives for the College of Education at Michigan State University, USA.
