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Direct linkJacoby A. Watkins – ProQuest LLC, 2024
College retention is a topic of concern for many leaders of post-secondary institutions. This study explores the multifaceted elements of a summer bridge program aimed at bolstering college retention for minority first-generation students through a combination of mentorship, academic support, and community-building initiatives. The purpose of the…
Descriptors: Minority Group Students, First Generation College Students, School Holding Power, Transitional Programs
Jasmine Lewis – ProQuest LLC, 2022
College access programs provide middle and high school students with essential skills to prepare them for a successful transition to postsecondary education. TRIO Talent Search (TS)and Upward Bound (UB) are federally funded programs established to strengthen the likelihood that students from underserved groups will graduate high school and pursue…
Descriptors: Barriers, Alumni, Post High School Guidance, College Preparation
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Download full textKramer, Jenna W. – AERA Open, 2020
Technology-facilitated interventions following high school graduation have shown promise for increasing the likelihood of college matriculation, but we know little about how to fine-tune these tools. I conducted an experiment in which college-intending Tennessee high school graduates received informational messages in distinct behavioral frames:…
Descriptors: College Bound Students, Males, First Generation College Students, African American Students
Berger, Andrea R.; Cole, Susan; Duffy, Helen; Edwards, Sarah; Knudson, Joel; Kurki, Anja; Golden, Laura; Lundeen, Janet; Poland, Lindsay; Rojas, Daniela; Shkolnik, Jamie; Stone, Celeste Kline; Turk-Bicakci, Lori; Yoon, Kwang Suk; Adelman, Nancy; Cassidy, Lauren; Keating, Kaeli; Nielsen, Natalie – American Institutes for Research, 2009
The Early College High School Initiative (ECHSI) launched in 2002 with the support of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The ECHSI provides funds for the development of Early College Schools (ECSs) that serve students who traditionally are underrepresented in postsecondary education and offers them the opportunity to simultaneously pursue a high…
Descriptors: Postsecondary Education, High Schools, College Credits, Higher Education
Cowan Pitre, Charisse; Pitre, Paul – NASSP Bulletin, 2009
The American education agenda suggests a clear commitment to the development of programs and practices to increase equitable participation in higher education. During a time when equity-based policy initiatives are under attack in the United States, governmental TRIO Programs remain one proven pathway for ensuring college preparedness and access…
Descriptors: Postsecondary Education, Equal Education, Educational Attainment, Educational Opportunities
Hoffman, Nancy, Ed.; Vargas, Joel, Ed.; Venezia, Andrea, Ed.; Miller, Marc S., Ed. – Harvard Education Press, 2007
"Minding the Gap" argues that in today's highly competitive, global economy, all young people need a postsecondary education. Yet only one in ten students from the lowest economic quintile in the United States currently earns a postsecondary credential. This timely and instructive book from Jobs for the Future explores policies and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, First Generation College Students, Postsecondary Education, High Schools
Wirt, John; Choy, Susan; Gerald, Debra; Provasnik, Stephen; Rooney, Patrick; Watanabe, Satoshi; Tobin, Richard; Glander, Mark – National Center for Education Statistics, 2001
To ensure reliable, accurate, and timely data, which are necessary to monitor the progress of education in the United States, Congress has mandated that the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) produce an annual report, "The Condition of Education." This year's report presents 59 indicators of important developments and trends…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, School Statistics, Educational Trends, Educational Indicators
