Download or read book Mapping the Journey of Community College Honors Students written by Jeremy Trucker and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 522 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In an effort to build a diverse, scalable Honors Program, this research considers two major issues that community college Honors Programs often face: homogeneity amongst its membership and the growing percentage of developmental students amongst the general college population. Surveys conducted in the Fall of 2012 at The Community College of Baltimore County (CCBC) confirm that the CCBC Honors Program suffers from demographic issues shared by many community college Honors Programs nationally, whose students are often younger, more affluent, and more likely to be White than their classmates in the college general population. Meanwhile, community colleges face an ever-increasing percentage of students with developmental educational needs. To better reflect the general community college's population, Honors Programs, whether they seek growth or simply program maintenance, must find ways to diversify their program enrollment by attracting students who have recently completed developmental coursework and may not have the initial academic self-confidence to apply. This project takes a qualitative, success-based approach to research at the community college, seeking ways to diversify Honors Programs. Through intensity sampling of students at CCBC, focus group and interview research was conducted with 29 students who began their coursework in developmental education, many from underrepresented populations, including Black/African-American students, first-generation college students, and students of nontraditional college age. This research highlighted several similar components of the successful, and perhaps unlikely, Honors students' journey, from their starting location, through their early progress, and impediments to their advancement. From these students' journeys, the study includes recommendations for program reforms that can lead to an increase in Honors applications amongst students originating in developmental education and a methodological approach to Honors research that privileges student voice, most importantly that of Honors students from underrepresented populations.
Download or read book Homeschooled and Headed for College written by Denise Boiko and published by . This book was released on 2019-08-03 with total page 442 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Can homeschoolers successfully navigate the path to college? The answer is an enthusiastic "Yes!" If you love homeschooling but need a clear road map for the journey from high school to college, this is the book for you. You'll appreciate this practical, detailed guide that walks you step by step through the entire process--from the beginning of middle school to the day you give your college freshman one last goodbye hug. Countless "how to" tips packed into 440 pages will relieve stress as you creatively design a high school program strong enough to stand up to even the most rigorous admissions process. You'll discover how to use the middle school years to jump-start your high school planning, how to create customized curricula, and how to find materials, support, and sources for courses--often in the most unlikely places! You'll gain confidence in keeping orderly records, calculating GPAs, and constructing professional-looking transcripts and portfolios. You'll thoroughly grasp the entire spectrum of college prep considerations: Locating or designing honors and advanced courses Seeking out leadership opportunities that provide fun, growth, and positive attention from admissions staff--even at highly selective universities Preparing your student for college entrance exams Helping your high schooler navigate community college courses Tackling college applications and coaching your student through personal statements Gathering recommendation letters Scouting out scholarships Planning a gap year if your student desires a time of exploration Best of all, you'll learn how to leverage the #1 college admissions secret, for which homeschoolers are excellently positioned. Packed with tips and advice based on years of meticulous research and personal experience, this expanded second edition of Homeschooled & Headed for College brings you insights from a veteran homeschooling parent who has successfully navigated the selective college path for her own children and has guided hundreds of other students through the college prep process. Homeschooled & Headed for College maps out your itinerary so you can relax and enjoy the journey! You'll love this book, because the journey of a lifetime deserves a personalized GPS. Grab a copy today to gain momentum for your own adventurous road trip.
Download or read book Reaching Out written by Francisco Jiménez and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2009-09-07 with total page 207 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “This sequel to Breaking Through and The Circuit again brings to the forefront the daily trials of poor immigrant families . . . compelling and honest.”—School Library Journal From the perspective of the young adult he was then, Francisco Jiménez describes the challenges he faced in his efforts to continue his education. During his college years, the very family solidarity that allowed Francisco to survive as a child is tested. Not only must he leave his family behind when he goes to Santa Clara University, but while Francisco is there, his father abandons the family and returns to Mexico. This is the story of how Francisco coped with poverty, with his guilt over leaving his family financially strapped, with his self-doubt about succeeding academically, and with separation. Once again his telling is honest, true, and inspiring A Smithsonian Magazine Best Book of the Year “Rooted in the past, Jiménez’s story is also about the continuing struggle to make it in America, not only for immigrant kids but also for those in poor families. Never melodramatic or self-important, the spare episodes will draw readers with the quiet daily detail of work, anger, sorrow, and hope.”—Booklist (starred review) “In this eloquent, transfixing account, Jiménez again achieves a masterful addition to the literature of the memoir.”—Smithsonian Magazine “No one who reads these life stories will forget them. Jiménez reaches out to let us walk in his shoes, feel his pain and pride, joy and sorrow, regrets and hope.”—Sacramento Bee
Download or read book Implementing an Honors Program at Tallahassee Community College written by Tallahassee Community College. Honors Program Planning Committee and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book An Egalitarian Honors Program written by Barbara Ferguson McMillan and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book White Awareness written by Judy H. Katz and published by University of Oklahoma Press. This book was released on 1978 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stage 1.
Download or read book Honors Program written by Elgin Community College and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 4 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents brief profiles of students who have been involved in the Honors program at Elgin Community College, with information on how to apply.
Download or read book Establishing Community College Honors Programs written by James Heck and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Community College Success written by Isa Adney and published by Norlightspress.com. This book was released on 2012-02 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While community colleges give first-generation students a chance to open the door to education, simply walking through that door is not enough. Once there, many students feel completely alone. As members of a rapidly growing population, these students are in desperate need of a practical, friendly, and useful resource.
Download or read book Understanding Community College Honors Programs written by David Vyron Viger and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 470 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Higher Education Opportunity Act written by United States and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Resources in Education written by and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book What It Is Like to Go to War written by Karl Marlantes and published by Open Road + Grove/Atlantic. This book was released on 2011-08-30 with total page 333 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “A precisely crafted and bracingly honest” memoir of war and its aftershocks from the New York Times–bestselling author of Matterhorn (The Atlantic). In 1968, at the age of twenty-three, Karl Marlantes was dropped into the highland jungle of Vietnam, an inexperienced lieutenant in command of forty Marines who would live or die by his decisions. In his thirteen-month tour he saw intense combat, killing the enemy and watching friends die. Marlantes survived, but like many of his brothers in arms, he has spent the last forty years dealing with his experiences. In What It Is Like to Go to War, Marlantes takes a candid look at these experiences and critically examines how we might better prepare young soldiers for war. In the past, warriors were prepared for battle by ritual, religion, and literature—which also helped bring them home. While contemplating ancient works from Homer to the Mahabharata, Marlantes writes of the daily contradictions modern warriors are subject to, of being haunted by the face of a young North Vietnamese soldier he killed at close quarters, and of how he finally found a way to make peace with his past. Through it all, he demonstrates just how poorly prepared our nineteen-year-old warriors are for the psychological and spiritual aspects of the journey. In this memoir, the New York Times–bestselling author of Matterhorn offers “a well-crafted and forcefully argued work that contains fresh and important insights into what it’s like to be in a war and what it does to the human psyche” (The Washington Post).
Download or read book Student Success in College written by George D. Kuh and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-01-07 with total page 422 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Student Success in College describes policies, programs, and practices that a diverse set of institutions have used to enhance student achievement. This book clearly shows the benefits of student learning and educational effectiveness that can be realized when these conditions are present. Based on the Documenting Effective Educational Practice (DEEP) project from the Center for Postsecondary Research at Indiana University, this book provides concrete examples from twenty institutions that other colleges and universities can learn from and adapt to help create a success-oriented campus culture and learning environment.
Download or read book Orlando the Zoo Squirrel Goes to the Country written by Mary Fran Love and published by Orlando the Zoo Squirrel. This book was released on 2020-05-24 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Orlando the Zoo Squirrel is a curious squirrel who lives in the zoo. When he is not with his family, you can find him running and leaping through the trees to visit his zoo friends. But, one day, Orlando is not where he is supposed to be. Uh-oh! He falls asleep in the back of the zoo-keepers truck and wakes up in the country! Here, Orlando meets all kinds of new friends, but they are not like anything he has ever seen before. Orlando is used to hippos and lions, not cows and cats! Join Orlando in his first story, Orlando the Zoo Squirrel Goes to the Country. Follow him as he scurries along the tall zoo trees and across sprawling country fields on his first adventure. Along the way, meet all of Orlando's new friends and learn the importance of caring for one another, no matter where you are.
Download or read book Concepts in Physical Science written by and published by . This book was released on 1970 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Wishes Lies and Dreams written by Kenneth Koch and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 1999-10-06 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The classic, inspiring account of a poet's experience teaching school children to write poetry When Kenneth Koch entered the Manhattan classrooms of P.S. 61, the children, excited by the opportunity to work with an instructor able to inspire their talent and energy, would clap and shout with pleasure. In this vivid account, Koch describes his inventive methods for teaching these children how to create poems and gives numerous examples of their work. Wishes, Lies, and Dreams is a valuable text for all those who care about freeing the creative imagination and educating the young.
