ERIC Number: ED672117
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2022-Aug
Pages: 63
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Keep Me In, Coach: The Short- and Long-Term Effects of Targeted Academic Coaching. EdWorkingPaper No. 22-620
Serena Canaan; Stefanie Fischer; Pierre Mouganie; Geoffrey C. Schnorr
Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University
To boost college graduation rates, policymakers often advocate for academic supports such as coaching or mentoring. Proactive and intensive coaching interventions are effective, but are costly and difficult to scale. We evaluate a relatively lower-cost group coaching program targeted at first-year college students placed on academic probation. Participants attend a workshop where coaches aim to normalize failure and improve self-confidence. Coaches also facilitate a process whereby participants reflect on their academic difficulties, devise solutions to address their challenges, and create an action plan. Participants then hold a one-time follow-up meeting with their coach or visit a campus resource. Using a difference-in-discontinuity design, we show that the program raises students' first-year GPA by 14.6 percent of a standard deviation, and decreases the probability of first-year dropout by 8.5 percentage points. Effects are concentrated among lower-income students who also experience a significant increase in the probability of graduating. Finally, using administrative data, we provide the first evidence that coaching/mentoring may have substantial long-run effects, as we document significant gains in lower-income students' earnings seven to nine years following entry to the university. Our findings indicate that targeted, group coaching can be an effective way to improve marginal students' academic and early career outcomes.
Descriptors: Coaching (Performance), Academic Probation, Student Improvement, Program Evaluation, Failure, Reflection, Planning, College Freshmen, Grade Point Average, Dropout Prevention, Low Income Students, Group Instruction
Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University. Brown University Box 1985, Providence, RI 02912. Tel: 401-863-7990; Fax: 401-863-1290; e-mail: annenberg@brown.edu; Web site: https://annenberg.brown.edu/
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Numerical/Quantitative Data; Tests/Questionnaires
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
Sponsor: W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research
Authoring Institution: Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University
Identifiers - Location: California
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