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Download full textFinch, Nicole L.; Cowley, Kimberly S. – 2003
Project GEAR UP (Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs) is a federally funded program focused on encouraging disadvantaged youth to have high expectations, stay in school, and take academically rigorous courses to prepare them for college. A 5-year GEAR UP grant in rural southern West Virginia funds academic and support…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, College Preparation, Disadvantaged Youth, Educational Attitudes
Finch, Nicole L.; Cowley, Kimberly S. – 2003
Project GEAR UP (Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs) is a federally funded program focused on encouraging disadvantaged youth to have high expectations, stay in school, and take academically rigorous courses to prepare them for college. A GEAR UP grant in rural north-central West Virginia funds academic and support…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, College Preparation, Disadvantaged Youth, Educational Attitudes
Cowley, Kimberly S.; Finch, Nicole; Blake, Jennifer – 2002
In 1999, Fairmont State College (FSC) received a U.S. Department of Education grant to implement Project GEAR UP (Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs) in nine primarily-rural counties of West Virginia. GEAR UP encourages disadvantaged youth to have high expectations, stay in school, and take academically rigorous…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, College Preparation, College School Cooperation, Disadvantaged Youth
