College choice and access to college : moving policies, research, and practice to the 21st century

Bergerson, Amy Aldous. (Author).

Record details

ISBN: 9780470613917 (pbk.)
ISBN: 0470613912 (pbk.)
Physical Description: print
xvii, 141 p. ; 23 cm.
Publisher: San Francisco, Calif. : Jossey-Bass, c2009.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 119-130) and indexes.

Formatted Contents Note:

College access versus college choice -- Historical perspectives on college choice -- Intended audience -- Limitations -- Access and equity in college choice -- Utility of comprehensive college choice models in the twenty-first century -- Preparation for college -- Increased policy focus -- Hosler and Gallagher's college choice model -- Hosler and Gallagher's model in recent research -- Critiques of Hosler and Gallagher's model -- Emerging college choice models -- Alternative lenses for viewing the college choice process -- Issues of access for lower socioeconomic students -- Linking Bourdieu to college choice -- Research related to the college choice processes of students of color -- College preparation and access programs -- Essential components of college preparation : a review of several current programs -- Measuring up : comparing existing programs with the essential components framework -- Recommendations for practice, policy, and research from 1989 -- Recommendations for practice, policy, and research from the current research.