Community colleges and the access effect : why open admissions suppresses achievement /
Juliet Lilledahl Scherer and Mirra Leigh Anson.
- vii, 260 pages ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Open access in higher education -- The trouble in Tucson -- The price of completion at any cost -- The perils of paying for performance -- The revenue reality -- Honoring the letter and spirit of federal student aid -- The disabilities dilemma -- The access effect -- Creating a new admission standard -- Providing meaningful postsecondary options -- The equity/excellence enrosque -- The impact of global competition -- Restoring America's culture of learning.