52.050 - The Challenge of College and Career Readiness: Definitions, Policies, and Implications for Underrepresented Students

Session Type: Symposium

Abstract

This session examines college and career readiness (CCR) with a focus on the experiences, trajectories, and outcomes of low-income students of color. The presentations examine how CCR is defined and translated to policy across secondary and postsecondary sectors. The four papers explore: (a) the use of benchmarks to assess CCR; (b) urban high school students’ perspectives on CCR; (c) a CCR intervention for rural high school students; and (d) the effects of community college baccalaureate programs on CCR outcomes. Featuring diverse theoretical perspectives and methodological approaches, this symposium motivates dialogue around the challenges facing underrepresented students and strategies to improve CCR research and policy.

Sub Unit

• Division J - Postsecondary Education / Division J - Section 2: College Student Access

Chair

• Julia Cassman Duncheon, The University of Texas - El Paso

Papers

• Indicators of College Readiness: Moving Beyond Benchmarks - Matthew Holsapple, Spencer Foundation; Melissa R. Roderick, University of Chicago

• Beyond the Student: How Culture and Context Shape Students' College Readiness in a Low-Performing Urban High School - Julia Cassman Duncheon, The University of Texas - El Paso

• "They Sellin' Us a Dream They Not Preparin' Us For": Fiction and Failure in One College and Career Readiness Intervention Program - Erin L. Castro, University of Utah

• Enhancing College and Career Readiness via the Community College Baccalaureate: The Road to Teacher Education - Toby Park, Florida State University

Discussant

• William G. Tierney, University of Southern California