{"product_id":"9781119275411","title":"On the Fast Track: Understanding the Opportunities and Challenges of Dual Credit: ASHE Higher Education Report, Volume 42, Number 3","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe dual-credit curricular initiative offers high school students the opportunity to earn college and high school credits simultaneously without taking a standardized test to acquire the credit. The courses are purported to introduce students to a more rigorous curriculum in high school and save them time and money in their pursuit of college degrees. Dual credit programs have grown rapidly, and this monograph provides a synthesis of:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e• the scholarly literature on dual credit offered at high school and a variety of postsecondary settings;\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e• underrepresented students’ experiences with the course(s), and\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e• suggestions for future research and drivers that will influence its development.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOriginally, these initiatives focused on high-achieving students, but additional models have emerged that expand the benefits to lower- and middle-achieving students as well.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThis is the third issue of the 42nd volume of the Jossey-Bass series \u003cb\u003eASHE Higher Education Report\u003c\/b\u003e. Each monograph is the definitive analysis of a tough higher education issue, based on thorough research of pertinent literature and institutional experiences. Topics are identified by a national survey. Noted practitioners and scholars are then commissioned to write the reports, with experts providing critical reviews of each manuscript before publication.","brand":"Wiley, John \u0026 Sons, Incorporated","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47073525203184,"sku":"9781119275411","price":29.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781119275411_p0.jpg?v=1763696885","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781119275411","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}