Hooker Sarah, Brand Betsy
American Youth Policy Forum, Washington, D.C., USA.
New Dir Youth Dev. 2010 Fall;2010(127):75-85. doi: 10.1002/yd.364.
Policy has traditionally emphasized the completion of academic requirements as the gateway to postsecondary education. There is, however, growing understanding that youth need to develop a wide range of knowledge, skills, abilities, and personal resources for career success, civic engagement, and lifelong learning. It also is necessary to address the social, informational, and financial barriers to college that many first-generation and low-income youth come up against. Allowing youth to participate in programs that provide access to college campuses and classes, through dual or concurrent enrollment, early college models, or expanded learning opportunities, is an effective way to help students gain college knowledge and see themselves as college students. This article offers an expanded definition of college and career readiness and profiles three programs drawn from a larger review of twenty-three programs designed to support college and career success for students from underrepresented groups.
传统政策一直强调完成学业要求是进入高等教育的途径。然而，人们越来越认识到，青少年需要培养广泛的知识、技能、能力和个人资源，以实现职业成功、公民参与和终身学习。同时，也有必要解决许多第一代和低收入青少年在大学面临的社会、信息和经济障碍。允许青少年通过双录取或同步注册、早期学院模式或扩大学习机会等方式，参与能够进入大学校园和课堂的项目，是帮助学生获得大学知识并将自己视为大学生的有效途径。本文对大学和职业准备给出了更宽泛的定义，并介绍了从对23个旨在支持弱势群体学生获得大学和职业成功的项目进行的更全面评估中挑选出的三个项目。
