Access at the crossroads : learning assistance in higher education / David R. Arendale ; Kelly Ward, Lisa E. Wolf-Wendel, series editors.

Author: Arendale, David R.

Imprint:San Francisco, Calif. : Jossey-Bass ; Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley, c2010.

Descriptionxvi, 145 p. ; 23 cm.

Note:Current Challenges and Controversies for Learning Assistance. Lack of knowledge about the history of learning assistance ; Challenges of shifting perceptions and values ; Financial challenges for learning assistance -- History of Learning Assistance in U.S. Postsecondary Education. Phase one: 1600s to 1820s ; Phase two: 1830s to 1860s ; Phase three: 1870s to mid-1940s ; Phase four: mid-1940s to 1970s ; Phase five: 1970s to mid-1990s ; Phase six: mid-1990s to the present -- The Current Nature and Scope of Learning Assistance. Annual scope of learning assistance ; Cost estimates for providing learning assistance ; Approaches to and systems of learning assistance ; The institution's requirements for change -- Best Practices and Models in Learning Assistance. Educational theories and pedagogies ; Evidenced-based best practices ; Categories of best practices -- The Future of the Field. Recommendations for future research ; Recommendations for change.

Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

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