Making college work : pathways to success beyond high school /: pathways to success beyond high school. ([2017])

• Record Type: Book
• Other Titles: Pathways to success for disadvantaged students
• Further Information: Note: Harry J. Holzer, Sandy Baum.
• Authors: Holzer, Harry J, 1957-; Baum, Sandy (Sandra R.)
• Contents: Contents: Acknowledgments 1. Introduction Part I: Postsecondary and Labor Market Outcomes: What Are the Problems and What Causes Them? 2. Who Completes College and Why? 3. Which College Credentials Does the Labor Market Reward? 4. Financial Barriers to College Success Part II: Programs and Policies to Improve Student Outcomes 5. Policies and Practices Aimed at Students 6. Policies and Practices for Institutions 7. Alternative Pathways to Skills and Higher Earnings 8. Conclusion and Policy Implications Appendix: Mapping CIP Categories with Chapter 2 Categories References Index
• Publisher Details: Washington, D.C : Brookings Institution Press
• Publication Date: 2017
• Copyright Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource (viii, 270 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 378.0087; People with social disabilities -- Education (Higher) -- United States; Poor -- Education (Higher) -- United States; Low-income college students -- United States; Students with social disabilities -- United States; Education, Higher -- United States -- Costs; Universities and colleges -- United States -- Admission; Personnes socialement défavorisées -- Enseignement supérieur -- États-Unis; Étudiants à faible revenu -- États-Unis; Universités -- États-Unis -- Admission; Education, Higher -- Costs; Low-income college students; People with social disabilities -- Education (Higher); Poor -- Education (Higher); Students with social disabilities; Universities and colleges -- Admission; United States
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 0815730225; 9780815730224; 9780815730217; 0815730217
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.