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Walsh, Rachael Mae – Online Submission, 2010
While access to education may be increasing, equity still eludes the U.S. education system, specifically for low socioeconomic status students. Using both educational and deviance theoretical frames, this study examines the effectiveness of adolescent intervention programs with respect to educational attainment and deviant behaviors. The Education…
Descriptors: Equal Education, Intervention, Outcomes of Education, Educational Attainment
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Walsh, Rachael – Education and Urban Society, 2011
In 1965, appalled by the racial disparity with respect to access to higher education, the federal government implemented the Higher Education Act. After more than 40 years of programmatic intervention, gaps persist. As such, this study analyzes two of the three original HEA programs--Upward Bound and Talent Search--focusing on race/ethnicity and…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Ethnicity, Federal Programs, Intervention