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English Learners’ Access to Postsecondary Education

Author : Yasuko Kanno

Publisher : Multilingual Matters

Page : 201 pages

File Size : 31,73 MB

Release : 2021-09-09

Category : Education

ISBN : 1800413769

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Book Description

Why does a public high school, despite having resources and educators with good intentions, end up graduating English learners (ELs) without preparing them for college and career? This book answers this question through a longitudinal ethnographic case study of a diverse high school in Pennsylvania. The author takes the reader on a journey with seven EL students through their last two years of high school, exploring how and why none of them reached the postsecondary destinations they originally aspired to. This book provides a sobering look into the systemic undereducation of high school ELs and the role of high schools in limiting their postsecondary options.



Long Life Learning

Author : Michelle R. Weise

Publisher : John Wiley & Sons

Page : 272 pages

File Size : 37,54 MB

Release : 2020-11-10

Category : Business & Economics

ISBN : 1119597528

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Book Description

A visionary guide for the future of learning and work Long Life Learning: Preparing for Jobs That Don’t Even Exist Yet offers readers a fascinating glimpse into a near-future where careers last 100 years, and education lasts a lifetime. The book makes the case that learners of the future are going to repeatedly seek out educational opportunities throughout the course of their working lives — which will no longer have a beginning, middle, and end. Long Life Learning focuses on the disruptive and burgeoning innovations that are laying the foundation for a new learning model that includes clear navigation, wraparound and funding supports, targeted education, and clear connections to more transparent hiring processes. Written by the former chief innovation officer of Strada Education Network’s Institute for the Future of Work, the book examines: How will a dramatically extended lifespan affect our careers? How will more time in the workforce shape our educational demands? Will a four-year degree earned at the start of a 100-year career adequately prepare us for the challenges ahead? Perfect for anyone with an interest in the future of education and Clayton Christensen’s theories of disruptive innovation, Long Life Learning provides an invaluable glimpse into a future that many of us have not even begun to imagine.



Postsecondary Education for American Indian and Alaska Natives: Higher Education for Nation Building and Self-Determination

Author : Bryan McKinley Jones Brayboy

Publisher : John Wiley & Sons

Page : 178 pages

File Size : 22,4 MB

Release : 2012-03-20

Category : Education

ISBN : 1118338839

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After decades of national, state, and institutional initiatives to increase access to higher education, the college pipeline for American Indian and Alaska Native students remains largely unaddressed. As a result, little is known and even less is understood about the critical isues, conditions, and postsecondary transitions of this diverse group of students. Framed around the concept of tribal nation building, this monograph reviews the research on higher education for Indigenous peoples in the United States. It offers an analysis of what is currently known about postsecondary education among Indigenous students, Native communities, and tribal nations. Also offered is an overview of the concept of tribal nation building, with the suggestion that future research, policy, and practice center the ideas of nation building, sovereignty, Indigenous knowledge systems, and culturally responsive schooling.



Think College!

Author : Meg Grigal

Publisher : Brookes Publishing Company

Page : 354 pages

File Size : 42,29 MB

Release : 2010

Category : Education

ISBN :

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Help students with intellectual disabilities succeed in college with this comprehensive resource. You'll discover the big picture of today's postsecondary options and learn how to support students with disabilities before, during, and after a successful t



Directory of Postsecondary Institutions

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Publisher :

Page : 608 pages

File Size : 12,48 MB

Release : 1996

Category : Education, Higher

ISBN :

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Includes universities, colleges at the 4-year and 2-year or community and junior college levels, technical institutes, and occupationally-oriented vocational schools in the United States and its outlying areas.



Universal Design in Higher Education

Author : Sheryl E. Burgstahler

Publisher : Harvard Education Press

Page : 369 pages

File Size : 38,84 MB

Release : 2010-01-01

Category : Education

ISBN : 1612500935

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Universal Design in Higher Education looks at the design of physical and technological environments at institutions of higher education; at issues pertaining to curriculum and instruction; and at the full array of student services. Universal Design in Higher Education is a comprehensive guide for researchers and practitioners on creating fully accessible college and university programs. It is founded upon, and contributes to, theories of universal design in education that have been gaining increasingly wide attention in recent years. As greater numbers of students with disabilities attend postsecondary educational institutions, administrators have expressed increased interest in making their programs accessible to all students. This book provides both theoretical and practical guidance for schools as they work to turn this admirable goal into a reality. It addresses a comprehensive range of topics on universal design for higher education institutions, thus making a crucial contribution to the growing body of literature on special education and universal design. This book will be of unique value to university and college administrators, and to special education researchers, practitioners, and activists.



Postsecondary Educational Opportunities for Students with Special Education Needs

Author : Mary Ruth Coleman

Publisher : Routledge

Page : 329 pages

File Size : 34,6 MB

Release : 2019-12-18

Category : Education

ISBN : 1351107550

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Book Description

The decision to go to college is a big one. It signifies a transition into young adulthood and the increasing expectations for independence that can feel exciting, liberating, and daunting! For students with disabilities this transition may be even more challenging. Despite the challenges, more and more students with disabilities are attending postsecondary colleges and universities. While this is certainly encouraging, students with disabilities are less likely to successfully complete their postsecondary programs when compared with their general population peers. So, what do we do? We can learn from our successes during early education and from successful postsecondary programs, taking what we have learned and bring these lessons to scale so that fully inclusive postsecondary programs are available for all students with special education needs. This book was originally published as a special issue of European Journal of Special Needs Education.



Postsecondary Education for First-Generation and Low-Income Students in the Ivy League

Author : Kerry H. Landers

Publisher : Springer

Page : 262 pages

File Size : 39,94 MB

Release : 2017-10-03

Category : Education

ISBN : 3319634569

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This book examines how previously excluded high-achieving, low-income students are faring socially and academically at an Ivy League college in New England. In the past, research conducted on low-income students in elite schools focused mainly on the admissions process. As a result, there is a dearth of research on what happens to low-income students once they are admitted and attend classes. This book chronicles an ethnographic study of twenty low-income men and women in their senior year at Dartmouth College and follows up with them four and twelve years post-graduation. By helping to bring visibility and self-awareness to low-income students and expose class issues and struggles, the author hopes to encourage elite institutions to change their policies and practices to address the needs of these students.



Post-Secondary Education in Qatar

Author : Cathleen Stasz

Publisher : Rand Corporation

Page : 159 pages

File Size : 27,45 MB

Release : 2008-02-12

Category : Education

ISBN : 0833045873

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The government of Qatar has made significant investments in post-secondary education to ensure that Qataris are able to contribute to the country's social and economic goals. The authors describe RAND's analysis of occupational demand and related post-secondary educational opportunities, and offer recommendations for improving the country's current provision of post-secondary education.



The New Buffalo

Author : Blair Stonechild

Publisher : Univ. of Manitoba Press

Page : 201 pages

File Size : 37,44 MB

Release : 2006

Category : Education

ISBN : 088755377X

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Post-secondary education, often referred to as "the new buffalo," is a contentious but critically important issue for First Nations and the future of Canadian society. While First Nations maintain that access to and funding for higher education is an Aboriginal and Treaty right, the Canadian government insists that post-secondary education is a social program for which they have limited responsibility. In "The New Buffalo, "Blair Stonechild traces the history of Aboriginal post-secondary education policy from its earliest beginnings as a government tool for assimilation and cultural suppression to its development as means of Aboriginal self-determination and self-government. With first-hand knowledge and personal experience of the Aboriginal education system, Stonechild goes beyond merely analyzing statistics and policy doctrine to reveal the shocking disparity between Aboriginal and Canadian access to education, the continued dominance of non-Aboriginals over program development, and the ongoing struggle for recognition of First Nations run institutions.