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

By Amy S. Fisher, Edward St. John, Shouping Hu

Book Overview

This book argues that the policies designed to address inequalities in college access are failing to address underlying issues of inequality. Breaking Through the Access Barrier introduces a groundbreaking new theory-academic capital formation (ACF)-to promote improvement in academic preparation, college information, and student aid.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415800331
• ISBN13: 9780415800334
• Release Date: October 2010
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.9" x 9.8"