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This groundbreaking resource highlights the unique mission and purpose of bachelor's-degree-granting accessible institutions (BAIs), exploring the challenges and opportunities present within these institutions, and offering a counterpoint to the current dialogue that frames these institutions with a deficit-perspective.
Sommario
Part I: Overview of Broadly Accessible Bachelor’s Granting Institutions
1 Introduction: Broadly Accessible Colleges and Universities
Gloria Crisp, Kevin R. McClure, and Cecilia M. Orphan
2 Questioning Assumptions about Accessible Bachelor’s Granting Institutions
Gloria Crisp, Rebecca Robertson, and Anthony J. Garrison-Engbrecht
3 The Geography of Public Broad Access Universities
Nicholas Hillman, Jared Colston, Joshua Bach-Hanson, and Audrey Peek
Part II: History and Evolution of Broadly Accessible Institutions
4 The Critical Role of Broad-Access Institutions in Serving Rural Communities: Good as Gold
Andrew Koricich and Alisa Hicklin Fryar
5 The Evolving Missions and Functions of Accessible Colleges and Universities
Joshua Travis Brown
6 Complicating the Study of Prestige Seeking Among Broad Access Institutions
Desiree D. Zerquera
7 Community Colleges and Broad Access Colleges/Universities as Antagonists and Allies in Conferring Baccalaureate Degrees
Debra D. Bragg, Elizabeth Apple Meza, and Maria Claudia Soler
Part III: Policies and Practices Impacting Leadership and Decision-Making at Broadly Accessible Institutions
8 Supporting Students of Color at Broad Access Colleges and Universities: The Potential of Federal Policy
Mike Hoa Nguyen, Sara Boxell, and Cheryl D. Ching
9 Current Trends in Developmental Education Policy and their Implications for Broad Access Institutions
Erin Doran
10 Faculty at Broad Access Institutions
Karley A. Riffe, Garry D. Morgan II, and Jessie Johns
11 Presidential Leadership at Broad Access Institutions: Analyzing Literature for Current Applications and Future Research
Jorge Burmicky and Kevin R. McClure
Part IV: Contributions of Broadly Accessible Institutions to Educational Opportunity and Equity
12 The Role of Accessible Colleges and Universities in Promoting Racial Equity in Access to and Completion of Bachelor’s Degrees
Jonathan M. Turk
13 Exploring the Intersection between Broad Access Institutions and Transfer
Jason L. Taylor, Edén Cortes-López, and Sheena Kauppila
14 Broad Access Institutions in Crisis? Institutional Vulnerability, State Divestment, and the Racial Graduation Gap
Barrett J. Taylor and Brendan Cantwell
15 Unlocking Opportunity: Towards a Counter-Narrative of Broadly Accessible Institutions
Kevin R. McClure, Cecilia M. Orphan, and Gloria Crisp
Info autore
Gloria Crisp is Professor of Adult and Higher Education at Oregon State University, USA.
Kevin R. McClure is Associate Professor of Higher Education at the University of North Carolina, Wilmington, USA and Co-Director of the Alliance for Research on Regional Colleges.
Cecilia M. Orphan is Associate Professor of Higher Education at the University of Denver, USA and Co-Director of the Alliance for Research on Regional Colleges.
Riassunto
This groundbreaking resource highlights the unique mission and purpose of bachelor’s-degree-granting accessible institutions (BAIs), exploring the challenges and opportunities present within these institutions, and offering a counterpoint to the current dialogue that frames these institutions with a deficit-perspective.
