Sentences with phrase «academic preparation there»

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There is discontinuity between earlier education and colleges and a mismatch between faculty expectations and the academic preparation of entering students.

«For many economically disadvantaged students, you could imagine a gap year as being a bridge year, where they're doing some academic or service work and they're also getting some preparation for college, so that when they actually get there, they're more likely to stay,» Weissbourd says.

Many elite colleges and universities no longer offer undergraduate teacher preparation programs, and many teacher preparation programs are housed within less selective colleges.5 Nonetheless, the academic profiles of teaching candidates in regional comprehensive universities are high relative to other programs offered in those schools.6 Furthermore, many teacher preparation programs do not have admission criteria beyond those of their home institution, and only have access to a pool of candidates already admitted to the overarching college or university.7 For these reasons among others, the average SAT scores of students going into education have historically been lower than those of their peers entering other professions, although there is some evidence that this is shifting.8

The quality of teacher preparation is crucial to helping students reach high academic standards, but in the late 1980s there was concern that many teachers were entering the profession unprepared, having received poor - quality training.

In addition, there is one - on - one career counselling, resumé and cover letter review, mock interviews, and over 45 information sessions each academic year for career preparation.

There is a popular perception that community college is already free or nearly free, especially for students from low - income households, and that the real challenges facing students have more to do with academic under - preparation or informational barriers.