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Allyson Gunn – ProQuest LLC, 2023
One of the most persistent barriers within the education system preventing students of color from accessing and persisting in higher education is the deficit lens that the education system uses to judge college-worthy students. To combat this deficit lens, strengths-based programming has shown promise in validating the strengths and students bring…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Postsecondary Education, Program Evaluation, Minority Group Students
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McPhail, Ruth – Teaching in Higher Education, 2015
The expectations of first-year students are becoming more widely researched and understood. How to realign perceptions and prepare students for the transition from secondary school to tertiary education is less well considered. This paper presents an account of a pre-university preparation programme embedded in the senior years of secondary…
Descriptors: Postsecondary Education, College Preparation, College Readiness, Transitional Programs