Gaining an understanding about the barriers in transitioning from high school to college is crucial to improving college access and matriculation—particularly for low-income families and first-generat
Workplace flexibility, work-family conflict, and time famine have taken the spotlight in recent years as politicians from all sides of the political spectrum have pointed to the need for increasing wo
Scale-Up in Education, Volume 2: Issues in Practice explores the challenges of implementing and assessing educational interventions in varied classroom contexts. Included are reflections on the challe
This volume considers some of the complex practical issues that arise when educational innovations that have proved effective in local settings are implemented on a larger scale. Eight contributions f
Schneider (education and sociology, Michigan State U., and U. of Chicago) and McDonald (Data Research and Development Center, U. of Chicago) compile 14 chapters in this first volume of a two-volume se
