Born Into The College Pipeline

Author : Courtney Pinto
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 116 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2019-06-23
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1073106632

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Born Into the College Pipeline by Courtney Pinto Pdf

After nearly twenty years of experience working with high school students on their college applications, the author uses her students' true stories to help demystify the admissions process and encourage teenagers to live more authentic lives in high school. Courtney Pinto has filled her book with honest advice and reassuring outcomes for any parents worried about their children's journeys through high school, especially as it relates to the stress of applying to college during senior year. The guidance offered in this book can bring relief to parents who feel confused or worried about how to best approach the subject of college admissions with their children. Teenagers who were born into the college pipeline have grown up with the assumption that they will attend college. For this population, high school seems to have simply become a means to an end in gaining admission to the "best" college. These kids are exhausting themselves trying to present a perfect combination of résumés highlights and academic successes because they have been repeatedly told that if they do all of this just right, they will get accepted at the top colleges in the country. Unfortunately, these kids don't understand just how stacked against them the college admissions odds are. Nor do they recognize how lucky they are to have such a wide variety of college choices given that too many students are focused on the same schools. This book is designed to help parents rethink all the stress their children are taking on while navigating high school and applying for college. With suggestions for how to help your child make authentic choices and clear advice on managing the world of college admissions, parents can rely on this text as a partner from the freshman year of high school through matriculation into college. Formatted as an easy-to-read guide with real-world examples, the book covers important topics such as: *The balance between high school success and personal well-being*A student's role in applying to schools and succeeding at college*Behind-the-scenes information on how college admissions decisions are made*Tips on staying competitive for elite college admissions*Alternative paths for students seeking more individualized college experiences*A basic overview of the financial aid process, including how to maximize your student's potential for receiving merit scholarships

Author : Maya Rom Korin
Publisher : Springer
Page : 397 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2016-08-11
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781489977113

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Health Promotion for Children and Adolescents by Maya Rom Korin Pdf

This timely volume surveys the broad spectrum of interventions used in health promotion, and shows how they may be tailored to the developmental needs of children and adolescents. Its multilevel lifespan approach reflects concepts of public health as inclusive, empowering, and aimed at long- and short-term well-being. Coverage grounds readers in theoretical and ecological perspectives, while special sections spotlight key issues in social and behavioral wellness, dietary health, and children and teens in the health care system. And in keeping with best practices in the field, the book emphasizes collaboration with stakeholders, especially with the young clients themselves. Among the topics covered: Child mental health: recent developments with respect to risk, resilience, and interventions Health-related concerns among children and adolescents with ADD/ADHD Preventing risky sexual behavior in adolescents Violence affecting youth: pervasive and preventable Childhood and adolescent obesity Well-being of children in the foster care system Health Promotion for Children and Adolescents is a necessary text for graduate or advanced undergraduate courses in public health, education, medicine, psychology, health education, social work, curriculum, nutrition, and public affairs. It is also important reading for public health professionals; researchers in child health, health education, and child psychology; policymakers in education and public health; and teachers.

Author : Mark Roberge,Meryl Siegal,Linda Harklau
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2009-02-12
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781135591304

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Generation 1.5 in College Composition by Mark Roberge,Meryl Siegal,Linda Harklau Pdf

'... A well-organized volume with a strong emphasis on pedagogy.' – Trudy Smoke, Hunter College/City University of New York, USA 'Generation 1.5 is the most interesting topic of concern in ESL today, yet publications are few and far between.... The editors clearly know what they’re doing.... They know the field, know the subject matter, and understand the problems.... This volume contributes to the thinking in the field.' – Linda Lonon Blanton, University of New Orleans, USA Building on the work that has been done over the past decade, this volume provides theoretical frameworks for understanding debates about immigrant students, studies of students’ schooling paths and language and literacy experiences, and pedagogical approaches for working with Generation 1.5 students. Generation 1.5 in College Composition: is designed to help both scholars and practitioners reconceptualize the fields of College Composition and TESOL and create a space for research, theory, and pedagogy focusing on postsecondary immigrant ESL students provides both important new theoretical work (which lays the underpinnings for serious pedagogical innovation) and important new pedagogical approaches. Because of their varied and complex language and literacy profiles, Generation 1.5 students are found in developmental English courses, college ESL courses, and mainstream college writing courses. This volume is directed to preservice and inservice teachers, teacher educators, and researchers involved with educating Generation 1.5 students in these and other contexts.

Author : Ingrid Schoon,Jacquelynne S. Eccles
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 537 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2014-09-25
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781107021723

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Gender Differences in Aspirations and Attainment by Ingrid Schoon,Jacquelynne S. Eccles Pdf

A dynamic and contextualized account of the processes and mechanisms underlying gendered career decisions and attainment across the life course.

Author : Sheldon Danziger,Cecilia Elena Rouse
Publisher : Russell Sage Foundation
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2008-01-07
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781610441483

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The Price of Independence by Sheldon Danziger,Cecilia Elena Rouse Pdf

More and more young men and women today are taking longer and having more difficulty making a successful transition to adulthood. They are staying in school longer, having a harder time finding steady employment at jobs that provide health insurance, and are not marrying and having children until much later in life than their parents did. In The Price of Independence, a roster of distinguished experts diagnose the extent and causes of these trends. Observers of social trends have speculated on the economic changes that may be delaying the transition to adulthood—from worsening job opportunities to mounting student debt and higher housing costs—but few have offered empirical evidence to back up their claims. The Price of Independence represents the first significant analysis of these economic explanations, charting the evolving life circumstances of eighteen to thirty-five year-olds over the last few decades. Lisa Bell, Gary Burtless, Janet Gornick, and Timothy M. Smeeding show that the earnings of young workers in the United States and a number of industrialized countries have declined relative to the cost of supporting a family, which may explain their protracted dependence. In addition, Henry Farber finds that job stability for young male workers has dropped over the last generation. But while economic factors have some influence on young people's transitions to adulthood, The Price of Independence shows that changes in the economic climate can not account for the magnitude of the societal shift in the timing of independent living, marriage, and childbearing. Aaron Yelowitz debunks the myth that steep housing prices are forcing the young to live at home—housing costs actually fell between 1980 and 2000 once lower interest rates and tax subsidies are taken into account. And Ngina Chiteji reveals that average student loan debt is only $3,500 per household. The trend toward starting careers and families later appears to have more to do with changing social norms, as well as policies that have broadened access to higher education, than with changes in the economy. For better or worse, the current generation is redefining the nature and boundaries of what it means to be a young adult. The Price of Independence documents just how dramatically the modern lifecycle has changed and offers evidence as an antidote to much of the conventional wisdom about these social changes.

Author : Ross Baird
Publisher : BenBella Books
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2017-09-12
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781944648626

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The Innovation Blind Spot by Ross Baird Pdf

Our innovation economy is broken. But there's good news: The ideas that will solve our problems are hiding in plain sight. While big companies in the American economy have never been more successful, entrepreneurial activity is near a 30-year low. More businesses are dying than starting every day. Investors continue to dump billions of dollars into photo-sharing apps and food-delivery services, solving problems for only a wealthy sliver of the world's population, while challenges in health, food security, and education grow more serious. In The Innovation Blind Spot, entrepreneur and venture capitalist Ross Baird argues that the innovations that truly matter don't see the light of day—for reasons entirely of our own making. A handful of people in a handful of cities are deciding, behind closed doors, which entrepreneurs get a shot to succeed. And most investors are what Baird calls "two-pocket thinkers"—artificially separating their charitable work from their day job of making a profit. The resulting system creates rising income inequality, stifled entrepreneurial ambition, social distrust, and political uncertainty. Our innovation problem makes all our other problems harder to solve. In this book, Baird demonstrates how and where to find better ideas by lifting up people, places, and industries that are often overlooked. What's more, Baird ultimately outlines how to create long-term success through "one-pocket thinking"—eliminating the blind spot that separates "what we do for a living" and "what we really care about."

Author : United States. Congress. Joint Economic Committee
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 80 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Criminal justice, Administration of
ISBN : PSU:000063510096

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Mass Incarceration in the United States by United States. Congress. Joint Economic Committee Pdf

Author : Michael J. Petrilli
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2015-12-08
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781475819779

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Education for Upward Mobility by Michael J. Petrilli Pdf

This book seeks answers to a fundamental question: How can we help children born into poverty transcend their disadvantages and enter the middle class as adults? And in particular, what role can our schools play? Education for Upward Mobility provides fresh perspectives and concrete ideas for policymakers at every level of government; for leaders and policy analysts in education reform organizations in the states and in Washington; for philanthropists and membership associations; and for local superintendents and school board members. It combines the latest research evidence on relevant topics with in-depth explorations of promising practices on the ground, in real places, achieving real successes.

Author : Judith T. Marcus
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 576 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2018-01-16
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781351310581

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George Bush by Judith T. Marcus Pdf

In the first full biography of the former president, award-winning historian and biographer Herbert S. Parmet draws from George Bush's personal papers to look at the man who led America through the end of the Cold War. Enriched by access to Bush's private diaries, the book provides an intimate portrait of the forty-first president, and corrects many long-held misconceptions about him.Parmet shows George Bush within the context of a half century of American life and politics, at a time when great changes swept the nation. Parmet traces Bush's life from his New England youth, through World War II; from his leadership of the CIA, through his vice presidency and presidency, through his loss of the 1992 presidential election to Bill Clinton.This book will be of interest to readers of politics and political biographies.

Author : Kristin A. Bates,Richelle S. Swan
Publisher : SAGE Publications
Page : 851 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2016-11-30
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781506347516

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Juvenile Delinquency in a Diverse Society by Kristin A. Bates,Richelle S. Swan Pdf

Juvenile Delinquency in a Diverse Society, Second Edition presents students with a fresh, critical examination of juvenile delinquency in the context of real communities and social policies—integrating many social factors that shape juvenile delinquency and its control, including race, ethnicity, class, gender, and sexuality. Authors Kristin A. Bates and Richelle S. Swan use true stories and contemporary examples to link theories of delinquency not just to current public policies, but to existing community programs—encouraging readers to consider how theories of delinquency can be used to create new policies and programs in their own communities. Readers will gain a foundational understanding of the social diversity that contextualizes varying experiences and behavior of juvenile delinquency, as well as a deeper appreciation for the policies, social justice, and community programs that make up the juvenile system.

Author : National Science Foundation (U.S.). Division of Policy Research and Analysis
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 428 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Degrees, Academic
ISBN : CORNELL:31924064151016

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The State of Academic Science and Engineering by National Science Foundation (U.S.). Division of Policy Research and Analysis Pdf

Author : Earnestine Willis
Publisher : Elsevier Health Sciences
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2015-09-07
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780323400992

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Pediatric Prevention, An Issue of Pediatric Clinics, by Earnestine Willis Pdf

Preventive pediatrics remains the foundation for pediatricians to offer benefits for future generations. Social conditions often complicate health status and bureaucracies pose challenges for families and children to navigate service systems. Therefore, it is crucial to emphasize a host of topics that children and families face in addition to highlighting opportunities for overcoming some of those challenges. In this issue, an array of authors will update pediatricians on the prevalence and management of chronic health and social conditions such as childhood poverty, youth violence, oral health, asthma, foster care, toxin exposures including tobacco, and childhood obesity. Promising interventions that pediatricians should continue to examine include: how pediatricians can advocate for breastfeeding as a wellness concept for working mothers in the workplace; promotion of childhood literacy development; maximizing immunization compliance; monitor the impact of public policy such as the Affordable Care Act (ACA) on children’s health; and how community health workers (CHWs) can be vital to community health improvement. Proposed interventions include a description of how the medical and legal partnership model can be an empowering strategy for families to address social determinants of health (SDH) when lawyers are included as a member of the health care team. In addition, pediatricians and all other child healthcare professionals must investigate epigenetic mechanisms that might predispose children to risk factors or good health outcomes.

Author : Rick Eckstein
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2023-02-08
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781538177587

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How College Athletics Are Hurting Girls' Sports by Rick Eckstein Pdf

Featuring a new preface by the author, this book looks closely at college sports and how they shape the athletic and personal landscape for girls and young women. Filled with interviews from female athletes of all ages, this book chronicles how college and youth sports have become more corporate, to the detriment of participants.

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 572 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Law
ISBN : UOM:39015090382196

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Youth Prison Reduction Through Opportunities, Mentoring, Intervention, Support, and Education (PROMISE) Act by United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security Pdf

Author : Ted N. Ingram,James Coaxum
Publisher : IAP
Page : 275 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2018-05-01
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781641132299

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Engaging African American Males in Community Colleges by Ted N. Ingram,James Coaxum Pdf

This volume dedicated to the engagement of African American males in community colleges furthers the research agenda focused on improving the educational outcomes of African American males. The theme engagement also supports the anti-deficit approach to research on African American males developed by renowned research scholars. The true success of African American males in community colleges rests on how well these institutions engage young men into their institutions. This will require community colleges to examine policies, pedagogical strategies, and institutional practices that alienate African American males and fosters a culture of underachievement. The authors who have contributed to this volume all speak from the same script which proves than when African American males are properly engaged in an education that is culturally relevant, they will succeed. Therefore, this book will benefit ALL who support the education of African American males. It is our intent that this book will contribute to the growing body of knowledge that exists in this area as well as foster more inquiry into the achievement of African American males. The book offers three approaches to understanding the engagement of African American males in community college, which includes empirical research, policy perspectives and programmatic initiatives.