{"product_id":"back-to-school-9781620971468","title":"Back to School","description":"\u003cdiv\u003eThe statistics come as a total surprise to most: 45 percent of postsecondary school students do not enroll directly out of high school. Many are part-time students, people who are returning to school after life intervened, or otherwise “nontraditional” learners—and this segment is growing. \u003ci\u003eBack to School\u003c\/i\u003e is the first book to look at this population of “second chancers,” in a work that Make magazine calls “optimistic yet simultaneously realistic.”\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eWriting in the anecdotal style of his bestselling \u003ci\u003ePossible Lives\u003c\/i\u003e, veteran educator Mike Rose paints a vivid picture of the community colleges and adult education programs that give millions of Americans a shot at reaching their aspirations. Chapters treat topics from remedial education and bridging the academic-vocational divide to the economic and social benefits of returning to school, the importance of second-chance education for democracy, and the college-for-all debate. Throughout, Rose combines what \u003ci\u003eEducation Digest\u003c\/i\u003e calls “rich and moving vignettes of people in tough circumstances who find their way” with what \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e calls “highly practical areas for improvement in higher ed, such as orientation programs, occupational schools, physical campus layouts, and pedagogical training for new teachers.”\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Mike Rose","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48283690893563,"sku":"9781620971468","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0779\/3917\/9771\/files\/CoreSourceHub_e9f81536-a279-4c6e-a390-bd37d9739d7c.jpg?v=1771390740","url":"https:\/\/indiepubs.com\/products\/back-to-school-9781620971468","provider":"IndiePubs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}