Breaking Through the Access Barrier argues that the policies designed to address inequalities in college access are failing to address underlying issues of inequality. This book introduces academic capital formation (ACF), a groundbreaking new theory defined by family knowledge of educational options and the opportunities for pursuing them. The authors suggest focusing on intervention programs and public policy to promote improvement in academic preparation, college information, a...

The Routledge Handbook on Postsecondary Student Success offers a comprehensive and authoritative examination of student success in postsecondary education.This handbook addresses critical issues in student success, such as student engagement, mental health, and degree completion to provide valuable insights on promoting student success holistically and systematically, for students from different backgrounds or in different institutional contexts. It also offers a robust un...