Readings on Equal Education

Series and Volume Editors
Philip J. Bowman and Edward P. St. John

Managing Editor
Phyllis Kreger Stillman

ISSN 0270-1448
Set ISBN-10: 0-404-10100-3, Set ISBN-13: 978-0-404-10100-8


Announcing

Volume 26

Expanding Postsecondary Opportunity for Underrepresented Students:
Theory and Practice of Academic Capital Formation

Volume Editors
Rachelle Winkle-Wagner, Phillip J. Bowman, and Edward P. St. John

Series Editors
Phillip J. Bowman and Edward P. St. John

2012 (NYP)
ISBN-10: 0-404-10226-3
ISBN-13: 978-0-404-10226-5

Cloth $137.50

CONTENTS

Rachelle Winkle-Wagner, Phillip J. Bowman, and Edward P. St. John, Editors’ Introduction

Part I. Theory Building

Edward P. St. John, “Academic Capital Formation: An Emergent Theory”
Laura Perna and Margaret Hadinger, “Promoting Academic Capital Formation among Urban Youth: City-Wide Approaches”
Shaun Harper, Collin D. Williams Jr., David Pérez II, and Demetri L. Morgan, “His Experience: Toward a Phenomenological Understanding of Academic Capital Formation among Black and Latino Male Students”
Caroline Sotello Viernes Turner, “Mentoring Latinas/os in Higher Education: Intentional Cultivation of Talent”
Malisa Lee and Edward St. John, “Academic Capital Formation among Hmong Students: An Exploratory Study of the Role of Ethnic Identity in College Transitions”
Pamela P. Felder, “Prior Socialization in Academic Capital Formation: HBCU Origins and Their Impact on Doctoral Student Success”

Part II. Models of Successful Practice

Rick Dalton, Victoria Milazzo Bigelow, and Edward P. St. John, “College for Every Student: A Model for Postsecondary Encouragement in Rural Schools”
Tatiana Melguizo, “The Role of Student Long-Term Goals on College Persistence of Low-Income Students: Evidence from the Washington State Achievers Program”
Shirley Ort, Lynn Williford, and Edward P. St. John, “Carolina Covenant: Reducing the Retention Gap”
Edward P. St. John and Victoria Milazzo Bigelow, “STEM Transfer Students in Research Universities: A Qualitative Assessment of Academic Capital Formation”

Part III. Conclusions

Rachelle Winkle-Wagner, “Academic Capital Formation: Can It Help Untangle Confusion about Social Stratification in the Study of College Students?”

Index


Available

Volume 25

Diversity, Merit, and Higher Education:
Toward a Comprehensive Agenda for the Twenty-First Century

Series and Volume Editors
Phillip J. Bowman and Edward P. St. John

December 2011
ISBN-10: 0-404-10225-5
ISBN-13: 978-0-404-10225-8

Cloth $137.50

CONTENTS

Phillip J. Bowman, “Need for a 21st-Century Merit Agenda in Higher Education”

Section I. Contested Constructions of Merit in the 21st Century: From the Big Test to the Diversity Debate
Phillip J. Bowman, “Diversity and Merit in Higher Education: Challenges and Opportunities for the 21st Century”
Krystal L. Williams, “The Qualified Applicant: Origins of Admissions Tests in Higher Education”
Edward P. St. John, “Critical Analysis of Merit Assumptions in Higher Education”

Section II. Merit and Opportunity in Higher Education: Complexities, Challenges, and Trends in a Diversifying Nation
Michele S. Moses, John T. Yun, and Patricia Marin, “Diversity and Opportunity in Higher Education: The Role of Affirmative Action”
Rhana Natour, Angela Locks, and Phillip L. Bowman, “Diversity, Merit, and College Choice: Role of a Dynamic Sociopolitical Environment”
Charles Ramos, “ACT’s P–16 Partnerships: Expanding Opportunity for Academic Merit”

Section III. Toward a Comprehensive Agenda for the 21st Century: Expanding Indicators of Merit for a Diversifying Population
Phillip J. Bowman, “Toward a Strengths-based Assessment System: A Comprehensive Social Psychological Approach”
William E. Sedlacek, “Using Noncognitive Variables in Assessing Readiness for Higher Education”
Kurt Burkum, Steve Robbins, and Richard Phelps, “Admissions, Academic Readiness, and Student Success: Implications for Growing a Diverse Education Pipeline”
Jeremy Burrus, Carolyn MacCann, Patrick C. Kyllonen, and Richard D. Roberts, “Noncognitive Constructs in K–16: Assessments, Interventions, Educational and Policy Implications”
john a. powell and Becky Reno, “A Democratic Merit Agenda: An Alternative Approach”

Section IV. Bridging Scholarship with Comprehensive Intervention
Angela Ebreo, Gloryvee Fonseca-Bolorin, and Phillip J. Bowman, “Diversity and Comprehensive Strategies in Higher Education”
Phillip J. Bowman and Edward P. St. John, “Toward a 21st-Century Meritocracy: Bridging Scholarship, Intervention Research, and Social Change”

Index


Volumes Available to Order

Volume ISBN Pub. Date Price
1. 1968–69. Edited by Allan C. Ornstein 0-404-10101-1 1970 $137.50
2. 1969–70. Edited Russell Doll, Allan C. Ornstein, Nancy L. Arnez, and Maxine Hawkins 0-404-10102-X 1971 $137.50
3. 1970–71. Edited by Russell Doll and Maxine Hawkins 0-404-10103-8 1972 $137.50
4. 1971–72. Edited by Erwin Flaxman 0-404-10104-6 1973 $137.50
5. 1973–75. Edited by Erwin Flaxman 0-404-15095-0 1976 $137.50
6. 1975–76. Edited by Erwin Flaxman 0–404–10106–2 1980 $137.50
7. 1977–79. Edited by Marguerite Ross Barnett and Charles C. Harrington 0-404-10107-0 1984 $137.50
8. Race, Sex, and National Origin. Public Attitudes of Desegregation. Edited by Marguerite Ross Barnett and Charles C. Harrington 0-404-10108-9 10/30/1985 $137.50
9. Education Policy in an Era of Conservative Reform. Edited by Marguerite Ross Barnett, Charles C. Harrington, and Philip V. White 0-404-10109-7 06/11/1987 $137.50
10. Critical Issues for a New Administration and Congress. Edited by Steven S. Goldberg 0-404-10110-0 05/14/1990 $137.50
11. Qualitative Investigations Into Schools and Schooling. Edited by Michele Foster 0-404-10111-9 10/24/1991 $137.50
12. Civil Rights in Schools. Edited by Steven S. Goldberg with Kathleen Kelley Lynch 0-404-10112-7 03/28/1995 $137.50
13. Forty Years after the Brown Decision. Implications of School Desegregation for U.S. Education. Edited by Kofi Lomotey and Charles Teddlie. Co-Managing Editors: John Freeman and Robin Garrett Jarvis 0-404-10113-5 06/19/1996 $137.50
14. Forty Years after the Brown Decision: Social and Cultural Effects of School Desegregation. Edited by Kofi Lomotey and Charles Teddlie. Co-Managing Editors: John Freeman and Robin Garrett Jarvis 0-404-10114-3 02/28/1997 $137.50
15. Race, the Courts, and Equal Education: The Limits of Law. Edited by Richard Fossey. Co-Managing Editors: Robin Garrett Jarvis and Elizabeth A. Kemper 0-404-10115-1 03/17/1998 $137.50
16. Education of Hispanics in the United States: Politics, Policies, and Outcomes. Edited by Abbas Tashakkori and Salvador Hector Ochoa. Co-Managing Editor: Elizabeth A. Kemper 0-404-10116-X 06/18/1999 $137.50
17. Evaluating the Effectiveness of Title I Schoolwide Programs: Evidence from the Field. Edited by Dianne L. Taylor and Elizabeth A. Kemper. Managing Editor: Pamela S. Angelle 0-404-10117-8 01/2001 $137.50
18. Equity and Access in Higher Education: Changing the Definition of Educational Opportunity. Edited by M. Christopher Brown II. Managing Editor: Pamela S. Angelle 0-404-10118-6 07/2002 $137.50
19. Public Policy and College Access: Investigating the Federal and State Roles in Equalizing Postsecondary Opportunity. Edited by Edward P. St. John 0-404-10119-4 06/2004 $137.50
20. Improving Access and College Success for Diverse Students. Studies of the Gates Millennium Scholars Program. Edited by Edward P. St. John 0-404-10120-8 01/2005 $137.50
21. Public Policy and Equal Educational Opportunity: School Reforms, Postsecondary Encouragement, and State Policies on Postsecondary Education. Edited by Edward P. St. John 0-404-10121-6 03/2006 $137.50
22. Confronting Educational Inequality: Reframing, Building Understanding, and Making Change Edited by Edward P. St. John 0-404-10122-4
(978-0-404-10122-0)
12/2007 $137.50
23. Resources, Assets, and Strengths among Successful Diverse Students: Understanding the Contribution of the Gates Millennium Scholars Program. Edited by William T. Trent and Edward P. St. John 0-404-10123-2
(978-0-404-10123-7)
12/2008 $137.50
24. Enhancing Institutional and State Initiatives to Increase Student Success: Studies of the Indiana Project on Academic Success. Edited by Don Hossler, Mary Ziskin, and Jake P. K. Gross
0-404-10124-0
(978-0-404-10124-4)
12/2009 $137.50
25. Diversity, Merit, and Higher Education: Toward A Comprehensive Agenda for the Twenty-First Century. Edited by Phillip J. Bowman and Edward St. John
0-404-10225-5
(978-0-404-10225-8)
12/2011 $137.50
26. Expanding Postsecondary Opportunity for Underrepresented Students: Theory and Practice of Academic Capital Formation. Edited by Rachelle Winkle-Wagner, Phillip J. Bowman, and Edward P. St John 0-404-10226-3
(978-0-404-10226-5)
Due 2012 $137.50

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