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Develop a final literature review. Include the revisions in response to feedback from assignment 6 noted on the change matrix form from assignment 7. Be sure to include at least 15 scholarly references.

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Running Head: COLLEGE READINESS

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College Readiness
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College readiness in regards to a student entails that a student has the knowledge and
skills to succeed in a college environment. This entails that a student has formal and informal
information that enables them to gain admission to a postsecondary system (McAlister and
Mevs, 2012). It requires that a student willing to attend a college have the knowledge of applying
to college and gaining financial aid. College readiness can be said to be a student’s capability to
enroll and succeed in a credit-bearing course at a postsecondary institution without remediation
(Conley, 2007).
A student who can be considered college-ready is expected to understand the essentials of
a typical college course. They must also be able to understand the course material within that
college course and be able to take away the deeper lessons the course is designed to teach
(Conley, 2007). College readiness differs from college eligibility in that eligibility only looks at a
student’s credits to determine their ability to enter into a postsecondary institution though they
may lack the proper study habits and academic skills required to succeed at a postsecondary
institution (Kless, Soland, & Santiago, 2013). This is different to college readiness which
emphasizes on the need of a student to be mentally and emotionally prepared to attending a
postsecondary institution and staying and graduating within that institution.
However, college readiness in our country seems to fall short of what is expected.
Today’s world and economy is driven by globalization and as such students graduating from a
postsecondary institution or high school are expected to have skills to cope with the changing
trends of the world. In today’s job market and economy’s businesses and those hiring within the
economy expect some level of postsecondary education training and as such a high school
diploma in the current job market is not enough to ensure the future livelihoods of students who
may fail to advance their education due to various reasons (Brand, 2009).

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However, the current system of education in the U.S. seems to be failing at helping
students be ready for college. Studies show that an inability to attain a postsecondary institution
credential or degree leads to poor outcome in a student’s ability to gainful employment and a
good income in future (Fulton, Gianneschi, Blanco, & DeMaria, 2014). It shows that people
without a formal education beyond that of a high school education are more likely to lose their
job with nearly four out of five jobs being lost by them. It shows that persons with a bachelor’s
degree or better gained more jobs in the recession and recovery as opposed to those without or
with lesser credentials. It also found that during the recession and recovery those with only a
high school diploma or less were more likely to lose their jobs (Fulton et al, 2014).
Another study has been conducted comparing today's millennials with previous
generations of millennials and the difference in economic outcomes is greater at the present than
previous times (Fulton, et al, 2014). This study shows that individuals that only had a high
school diploma and who are aged between 25-32 years old are living in poverty with 22% of
millennials at this age when compared to a low 6% of college-educated adults within the same
age group. It also found that there is a great wage gap with millennial college graduates earning
around $17,500 more when compared to those individuals with only a high school diploma. It
also shows that college-educated individuals are more likely to gain full-time employment when
compared to their less educated counterparts (Fulton et al, 2014)
There has thus been an urgency within the education sector by parties involved to address
the issue of college readiness. Stakeholders include the federal government, district, and
departments of education. They also include national coalitions by foundations and nonprofit
organization, community-based organization, school reform and education management
organizations. Others also include the universities and research centers and the business

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community that the college students are expected to venture into after completion of their studies
(McAlister & Mevs, 2012). This has led to the introduction of policies and initiatives such as
schoolwide reform initiatives and federal competitive grants programs which are all aimed at
preparing students to enter and succeed in college (McAlister & Mevs, 2012).
In my opinion, the one thing that shows that our education system is failing in aiding
students to acquire knowledge and skills required to attend a post-secondary institution is our
systems dependence on remedial education. Remedial education aims to help students struggling
in understanding or acquiring certain skills when compared to their peers, learn of this skills
through remedial programs. However, this practice of remedial education does not seem to
address the concern of student’s inability to be college ready. Research shows that there is a need
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