LibGuides: College Readiness Dialogues Kansas City: Books, Essays, Dissertations, and Theses

Overview of Contents: Books, Essays, Dissertations, and Theses

Click on the links below to go directly to either section:

Books and Essays

Blackburn, B. R. (2014). Rigor in Your Classroom: A Toolkit for Teachers. Routledge.
Bryan, J., Young, A., Griffin, D. C., & Henry, L. (2015). Preparing students for higher education: How school counselors can foster college readiness and access. In Higher Education and Society, J. L. DeVitis & P. Sasso (Eds.). New York: Peter Lang.
Burhanna, K. J. (Ed.). (2013). Informed Transitions: Libraries Supporting the High School to College Transition. ABC-CLIO.
Carter, D. F., Locks, A. M., & Winkle-Wagner, R. (2013). From when and where I enter: Theoretical and empirical considerations of minority students’ transition to college. In Higher Education: Handbook of Theory and Research (pp. 93-149). Springer Netherl
Cunningham, A. D., & Donovan, C. (2012). Settling uncharted territory: Documenting & rewarding librarians’ teaching role in the academy. In Transforming Information Literacy Programs: Intersecting Frontiers of Self, 181-219. Association of College and Res
Dalton, R., & John, E. P. S. (2016). College For Every Student: A Practitioner's Guide to Building College and Career Readiness. Routledge.
De Abreu, B. S., & Mihailidis, P. (Eds.). (2013). Media Literacy Education in Action: Theoretical & Pedagogical Perspectives: Theoretical and Pedagogical Perspectives. Routledge.
Dunkle, C. A. (2012). Leading the common core state standards: From common sense to common practice. Sage.
Farmer, L. S. (2014). Introduction to Reference and Information Services in Today's School Library. Rowman & Littlefield.
Fitzpatrick, C., & Costantini, K. (2012). Counseling 21st century students for optimal college and career readiness: A 9th-12th grade curriculum. Routledge.
Flaspohler, M. (2011). Engaging first-year students in meaningful library research: a practical guide for teaching faculty. Oxford: Chandos Publishing.
Harada, V. H., & Yoshina, J. M. (2010). Assessing for Learning: Librarians and Teachers as Partners. ABC-CLIO.
Jimerson, S. R., Stein, R., Haddock, A., & Shahroozi, R. (2016). Common Core State Standards and Response to Intervention: The Importance of Assessment, Intervention, and Progress Monitoring. In Handbook of Response to Intervention (pp. 165-184). Springer
Katz, L. S. (2014). Relationships between teaching faculty and teaching librarians. Routledge.
Lloyd, S. (2012). Information Literacy Instruction in K–12 Education and Barriers to Success in the 21st Century. The 21st-Century Black Librarian in America: Issues and Challenges, 11-18. Scarecrow Press.
Maranto, R., McShane, M. Q., & Rhinesmith, E. (2016). Common Core Standards: A Bridge Too Far?. In Education Reform in the Obama Era (pp. 53-73). Palgrave Macmillan US.
Oh, E., & Reeves, T. C. (2014). Generational differences and the integration of technology in learning, instruction, and performance. In Handbook of research on educational communications and technology (pp. 819-828). Springer New York.
Ragains, P. (Ed.). (2013). Information literacy instruction that works: A guide to teaching by discipline and student population. American Library Association.
Ramirez, D., & Chen, I. (2012, June). The Importance of High School Librarians’ Participation in Supporting Information Literacy on Their Campuses. In World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia and Telecommunications (Vol. 2012, No. 1, pp. 205
Riedling, A. M. (2007). An educator's guide to information literacy: what every high school senior needs to know. Libraries Unlimited.
Stewart, K. & Hathman, L. (2013). College Readiness at the Grassroots Level. In K. J. Burhanna (Ed.), Informed Transitions: Libraries Supporting the High School to College Transition (pp. 63-69). Libraries Unlimited.
Walter, S. (2007). The Role of the Library in the First College Year. Ed. Larry Hardesty. Columbia, SC: National Resource Center for the First-Year Experience & Students in Transition, University of South Carolina (The First-Year Experience Monograph Seri

Dissertations and Theses

Arenson, M. (2013). The impact of a student-designed learning commons on student perceptions and use of the high school library. Doctoral dissertation, University of Central Missouri.
Chapa, M. (2015). An evaluation of traditional and early college high school models and their effect on college readiness in English (Doctoral dissertation, Texas A&M University - Kingsville).
Fabbi, J. L. (2012). Fortifying the Pipeline: An Exploratory Study of High School Factors Impacting the Information Literacy of First-Year College Students. UNLV Theses/Dissertations/Professional Papers/Capstones. Paper 1516.
Harris, K. L. (2016). Teachers' perspectives of text complexity as outlined by the common core state standards (Doctoral dissertation, MERCER UNIVERSITY).
Harris, L. M. (2016). A Qualitative Case Study of Common Core Standards Meeting the Needs of Transient Children from Military Families (Doctoral dissertation, NORTHCENTRAL UNIVERSITY).
Haverkos, P. J. (2015). A Case Study of a Pre-College Readiness Program (Doctoral dissertation, Miami University).
Hudson, L. M. (2015). What Factors of Motivation Predict Achievement of College Readiness? A Study of Self-Determination and College Readiness (Doctoral dissertation, Liberty University).
Lipman, S. (2015). Exploring student perceptions of college readiness: examination of the processes that impact factors of psychosocial development. (Doctoral dissertation, California State University - Northridge).
Nash, C. J. (2015). Spheres of Educational Opportunity: A Mixed Methods Study Examining the Relationship Between Concurrent Enrollment Participation and Students' College Transition, Readiness, and Success (Doctoral dissertation, University of Colorado -
Pierce, M. E. (2015). Student experiences in college readiness programs: A phenomenological study (Doctoral dissertation, University of Texas – El Paso).
Schofield, C. K. (2012). An examination of the information literacy expectations and practices of librarians in Connecticut State Colleges and Universities and Connecticut public high schools (Doctoral dissertation, University of Bridgeport).
Willis, K. L. (2015). Advancement of college readiness in South Texas: Perspectives on improved outcomes for at-risk students (Doctoral dissertation, Hampton University).