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Someone on My Side: The Experiences of High-Achieving, Underserved High School Students in an E-Mentoring College Access Intervention
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Arnold, Karen D.; Deutschlander, Denise T.; Lewis, Jonathan S. – Mentoring & Tutoring: Partnership in Learning, 2022
Lower-income students with outstanding academic credentials often lack the knowledge and support to apply to highly ranked colleges and universities that they would be eligible to attend. This study investigated a national e-mentoring program, CollegePoint, that provided one-to-one mentoring to low- and moderate-income, high-achieving high school…
Descriptors: Low Income Students, High Achievement, Mentors, High School Students
Mental Health in the Transition to College: Experiences of Six Low-Income, High-Achieving Students
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Sabaner, Can; Arnold, Karen D. – Journal of College Counseling, 2021
This study examined the mental health issues of low-income, high-achieving undergraduate students, a largely overlooked population in mental health research. Study participants provided in-depth reports across their first semester of college through interviews and semiweekly audio-diary transcripts. Factors related to race, community, money, and…
Descriptors: Mental Health, Student Adjustment, High Achievement, Academic Achievement
The Fulfillment of Promise: Minority Valedictorians and Salutatorians.
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Arnold, Karen D. – Review of Higher Education, 1993
Drawing on longitudinal data on 81 Illinois high school valedictorians, this study traced the consequences of economics, family, and college experiences on the early adult achievement of 8 African-American and Mexican-American valedictorians. Interview results indicate the post-high-school conditions that constrain achievement of even academically…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Black Students, Educational Attainment, High Achievement
Lives of Promise: What Becomes of High School Valedictorians. A Fourteen-Year Study of Achievement and Life Choices. The Jossey-Bass Social and Behavioral Science Series. The Jossey-Bass Higher and Adult Education Series.
Arnold, Karen D. – 1995
This book reports on the Illinois Valedictorian Project, an ongoing longitudinal study of the life paths of 81 high school valedictorians. Chapter 1 describes the 1981 high school graduation of the valedictorians and traces the diverging life paths of two top working-class students. Chapter 2 plots the road to the top of the high school class.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Career Choice, Females, High Achievement
Gender, Race, and Academic Talent: The Postsecondary Experiences of High School Valedictorians. ASHE Annual Meeting Paper.
Arnold, Karen D. – 1991
This paper presents some of the findings of the Illinois Valedictorian Project, a longitudinal study of 81 top high school students just completing its 10th year. In particular the effects of gender, race, academic talent, and the relationship of undergraduate experiences to early adult achievement and tacit knowledge were examined. Data was…
Descriptors: Academic Aptitude, Career Awareness, Career Development, Child Rearing
The Lives of Academic Achievers: The Career Aspirations of Male and Female High School Valedictorians and Salutatorians.
Arnold, Karen D.; Denny, Terry – 1985
A longitudinal study was undertaken in 1981 to examine the educational and career achievements of 81 individuals who graduated from an Illinois high school in 1981 either as a valedictorian, salutatorian, or top honors student. These individuals completed questionnaires and were given in-depth interviews. One pattern emerged from the data…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Career Choice, Class Rank, Educational Attainment