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Debbie H. Kim; Kelly Krupa Rifelj – Teachers College Record, 2021
Background: Promise programs are a quickly spreading policy tool in the free college movement. Despite their rapid spread, promise programs remain generally untested and there is even less information about how they are implemented. Research Questions: (1) In what ways were The Degree Project's (TDP) theory of change and intents represented in…
Descriptors: College Programs, Educational Practices, Program Implementation, Incentives
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Debbie Kim; Kelly Rifelj – Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2021
Background: Promise scholarship programs are a quickly spreading policy tool in the free college movement. Despite their rapid spread, promise programs remain generally untested and there is even less information about how they are implemented. Focus of study: We study the implementation and effects of the nation's first randomized control trial…
Descriptors: College Programs, Educational Practices, Program Implementation, Incentives
Meyka, Marisa – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The research study examined a university GEAR UP program in order to gain a better understanding of HEA's progress in providing at-risk students from high poverty families with mentoring, counseling, outreach, and supportive services to both students and their parents. Case study was used to examine implementation of the government funded…
Descriptors: Cultural Capital, Social Capital, College Programs, At Risk Students