Higher education as a human right: Comparing early college approaches to university access for racial minority students in Costa Rica and the United States

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dc.contributor.authorMcAlister-Shields, L.
dc.contributor.authorBustamante, R. M.
dc.date.accessioned2018-11-02T19:07:14Z
dc.date.available2018-11-02T19:07:14Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.descriptionArticle published in the journal Current Issues in Educationen_US
dc.description.abstractDespite the United Nations emphasis on Education as a human right for all world citizens, access to higher education by students representing traditionally marginalized racial minority groups, particularly those of African descent, continue to be a challenge in many nations. In Costa Rica and the United States, early college high schools represent one approach to facilitating college going and retention rates of racial minority students by enhancing college readiness skills and dispositions. Demographic profiles of African Americans and Afro-Costaricans, as well as an overview of the educational systems in both countries, provide an important backdrop to the comparative description of early college high schools. Strengths and challenges of each approach are presented. Emerging concerns also are outlined for further research on the demographic reporting of Afro-Costaricans as well as the need for further studies on the role of early college high schools in enhancing university access and college success in various nations.en_US
dc.description.departmentEducation
dc.identifier.citationMcAlister-Shields, L., & Bustamante, R.M. (2015). Higher education as a human right: Comparing early college approaches to university access for racial minority students in Costa Rica and the United States. Current Issues in Education, 18(1), 1-12en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11875/2425
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherCurrent Issues in Educationen_US
dc.subjectearly college high schoolsen_US
dc.subjectcolegios universitariosen_US
dc.subjectcollege accessen_US
dc.subjectracial minoritiesen_US
dc.subjectAfro-Costaricanen_US
dc.subjectAfrican Americansen_US
dc.subjecteducational systemsen_US
dc.subjectUnited Statesen_US
dc.subjectCosta Ricaen_US
dc.titleHigher education as a human right: Comparing early college approaches to university access for racial minority students in Costa Rica and the United Statesen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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