The dual-credit curricular initiative offers high school students the opportunity to earn college
and high school credits simultaneously without taking a standardized test to acquire the …

The purpose of this literature review is to examine the issue of college-readiness as it relates
to the concept of academic-preparedness. With President Obama’ s emphasis on …

This study seeks to update past studies of rural youth by examining college attendance and
choice decisions for students who graduated from rural high schools, while also conducting …

The purpose of this paper is to provide an operational definition of college readiness that
differs from current representations of this concept primarily in its scope. The paper suggests …

An alarmingly high percentage of recent high school graduates are not prepared to succeed
in college-level courses, and the impact of this educational shortcoming is substantial …

Abstract The Chief Diversity Officer (CDO) position has emerged as an executive-level role
that provides strategic guidance for diversity planning and implementation efforts. The …

Students' high school experiences often do not prepare them adequately for postsecondary
education and the world of work. Special attention should be paid to increasing the rigor …

The organization of institutions of higher education has been seen as operating with
ambiguous purposes in vertically oriented structures that are only loosely connected. The …

Partnerships between colleges and universities and K-12 school districts attempt to improve
access to higher education by tailoring college outreach and teacher professional …

Dual credit coursework has become a popular strategy to bolster the college completion
agenda, yet research on program implementation is scarce. This qualitative interview study …