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- catalog abstract "As immigration increases, so does its influence on U.S. demographics, including the demographics of higher education. Almost as many legal immigrants entered the United States during the 1980s (7.3 million) as during the preceding two decades (7.8 million). How and why have the nation's colleges and universities responded to a growing immigrant population on campus? This report addresses these questions. The picture that emerges is largely one of inattention coupled with widespread assumptions about immigrant students, assumptions that are unconfirmed by empirical data and analysis. The authors argue that, unchecked, these assumptions could result in unfair practices and reduced educational quality for immigrant students. Because of higher education's critical role in promoting economic assimilation, its leaders should be paying more attention to issues involving these students. To do so, they need descriptive statistics about immigrants' enrollment and retention in college, attitudinal and needs assessment studies, and evaluations of student outcomes and the effectiveness of remedial and English-as-a-second-language programs. Such information can help institutions determine whether administration and faculty perceptions and assumptions about immigrants provide an accurate foundation for future policy and program development.".
- catalog contributor b9717226.
- catalog contributor b9717227.
- catalog contributor b9717228.
- catalog created "1996.".
- catalog date "1996".
- catalog date "1996.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "1996.".
- catalog description "As immigration increases, so does its influence on U.S. demographics, including the demographics of higher education. Almost as many legal immigrants entered the United States during the 1980s (7.3 million) as during the preceding two decades (7.8 million). How and why have the nation's colleges and universities responded to a growing immigrant population on campus? This report addresses these questions. The picture that emerges is largely one of inattention coupled with widespread assumptions about immigrant students, assumptions that are unconfirmed by empirical data and analysis. The authors argue that, unchecked, these assumptions could result in unfair practices and reduced educational quality for immigrant students. Because of higher education's critical role in promoting economic assimilation, its leaders should be paying more attention to issues involving these students. To do so, they need descriptive statistics about immigrants' enrollment and retention in college, attitudinal and needs assessment studies, and evaluations of student outcomes and the effectiveness of remedial and English-as-a-second-language programs. Such information can help institutions determine whether administration and faculty perceptions and assumptions about immigrants provide an accurate foundation for future policy and program development.".
- catalog description "Ch. 1. Introduction -- Ch. 2. The Higher Education Context -- Ch. 3. Immigrant Access to Higher Education -- Ch. 4. Academic Support and Retention -- Ch. 5. Instruction for English as a Second Language -- Ch. 6. Cocurricular Programs -- Ch. 7. Findings and Discussion.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 107-117).".
- catalog extent "xvii, 117 p. ;".
- catalog hasFormat "Immigration and higher education.".
- catalog identifier "0833023810 (alk. paper)".
- catalog isFormatOf "Immigration and higher education.".
- catalog issued "1996".
- catalog issued "1996.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Santa Monica : Rand,".
- catalog relation "Immigration and higher education.".
- catalog spatial "United States.".
- catalog subject "371.97 20".
- catalog subject "Education Demographic aspects United States.".
- catalog subject "Immigrants Education (Higher) United States.".
- catalog subject "LC3731 .G693 1996".
- catalog tableOfContents "Ch. 1. Introduction -- Ch. 2. The Higher Education Context -- Ch. 3. Immigrant Access to Higher Education -- Ch. 4. Academic Support and Retention -- Ch. 5. Instruction for English as a Second Language -- Ch. 6. Cocurricular Programs -- Ch. 7. Findings and Discussion.".
- catalog title "Immigration and higher education : institutional responses to changing demographics / Maryann Jacobi Gray, Elizabeth Rolph, Elan Melamid.".
- catalog type "text".