Corporate Investments in College Readiness and Access

Autor/inn/en	Erisman, Wendy; Looney, Shannon M.
Institution	Institute for Higher Education Policy
Titel	Corporate Investments in College Readiness and Access
Quelle	(2008), (32 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Higher Education; Global Approach; Corporations; College Preparation; Access to Education; Private Financial Support; Educational Research; Competition; Business; Case Studies; Race; Ethnicity; Educational Attainment + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Globales Denken; Unternehmen; Education; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang; Private Investition; Bildungsforschung; Pädagogische Forschung; Wettkampf; Business studies; Wirtschaft; Betriebswirtschaft; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Rasse; Abstammung; Ethnizität; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut
Abstract	This report examines major corporations' philanthropic support for "college readiness and access initiatives," defined as efforts to increase the likelihood that students will graduate from high school fully prepared to enroll and succeed in college. The report supplements substantial research that highlights the importance of higher education to ensuring a U.S. workforce prepared to compete in a global economy. (Contains 4 figures and 2 footnotes.) [This paper was prepared for the Business-Higher Education Forum with support from USA Funds.] (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10