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Youngwan Song; Ross Rubenstein – Research in Higher Education, 2024
While considerable evidence has accumulated on state-funded merit-based scholarships, research on the effects of specific scholarship design choices has been thin, perhaps in part because cross-state comparisons are difficult. As one of the only states to enact major changes in the design of its merit-based scholarship program, Georgia provides a…
Descriptors: College Choice, Scholarships, High School Graduates, Program Design
Robin Katersky Barnes; Sue Kilpatrick; Sarah Fischer; Geberew Tulu Mekonnen – International Review of Education, 2024
Rural, regional and remote (RRR) students are less likely to participate in higher education and tend to be older than their city counterparts. Individual and family factors influencing RRR students' higher education access and participation are well researched. However, little is known about community factors supporting access and participation,…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Rural Areas, Access to Education, Undergraduate Students
Perna, Laura W.; Wright-Kim, Jeremy; Leigh, Elaine W. – AERA Open, 2020
Also known as "free tuition," college promise programs are emerging across the United States as a potential mechanism for improving college access and affordability, Whether these initiatives are an effective use of resources depends on whether programs advance societal goals for equity and efficiency. Although some emerging research…
Descriptors: Program Design, Tuition, Access to Education, Higher Education
Treskon, Mark; Cohen, Mychal; González, Jorge – Urban Institute, 2020
This report provides an overview of and learning agenda for the Save for College Program, a New York City scholarship and savings platform that incorporates family, school, neighborhood, and systems-level components. The report describes the program's design and approach, as well as its context and implementation to date. It also discusses metrics…
Descriptors: Scholarships, Money Management, Program Design, Program Implementation
Stohr, Alison; Fontana, Jason; Lapp, David – Research for Action, 2018
Research shows that exposure to teachers of color has a positive impact on students of all races, and particularly on students of color. Despite these positive effects, only 4% of Pennsylvania's teachers are people of color. This percentage is not only one of the lowest in the nation, but it is also starkly disparate from Pennsylvania's own…
Descriptors: Minority Group Teachers, Teacher Recruitment, Minority Group Students, Teacher Persistence
Hatley, Issac – Online Submission, 2016
The purpose of the Doctoral Capstone project was to examine the effects of a community-based program on adults with disabilities. For many years, individuals with disabilities have been socially excluded from the community for many years. Individuals with scholarly handicaps are unequally defenseless against social rejection, destitution and abuse…
Descriptors: Community Programs, Adult Education, Self Esteem, Quality of Life
What Works Clearinghouse, 2014
The 2013 study, "Evaluation of the College Possible Program: Results From a Randomized Controlled Trial", investigated the effect of the "College Possible" program, which is designed to serve low-income high school students by providing SAT/ACT test preparation, financial aid consulting, and college admissions guidance in an…
Descriptors: Program Evaluation, Regression (Statistics), Low Income, High School Students
O'Brien, Colleen – Pell Institute for the Study of Opportunity in Higher Education, 2011
In 2001, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation launched the multi-year, multi-million dollar Washington State Achievers Scholarship program. Concerned about disparities in college participation for low-income students in the state of Washington versus their wealthier peers, the Gates Foundation partnered with the College Success Foundation…
Descriptors: Scholarships, Paying for College, Financial Support, Educational Opportunities
Ready, Douglas; Hatch, Thomas; Warner, Miya; Chu, Elizabeth – Education Funders Research Initiative, 2013
The shift in education reform to a goal of college and career readiness for all students is a change that has been embraced widely across the country. The challenge of designing new policies and programs that could accomplish the goal that all students should graduate from high school with the skills and knowledge necessary to succeed in college…
Descriptors: Educational Change, College Preparation, Career Readiness, High School Students
Ray, Barbara H. – 1977
The development and evaluation of a counseling model, the College Orientation Workshop for college-bound students, was investigated. A questionnaire was administered to juniors at Pensacola Catholic High School. Student responses to the questionnaire determined the number of students to participate in the workshop as well as the information…
Descriptors: Career Counseling, Career Development, College Attendance, College Bound Students
Carter, Jane O., Ed. – 1978
Since most college programs are designed for young people, new programs need to be developed that overcome personal and institutional barriers, including sex-role stereotyping and sex-role socialization, that restrict returning women's educational opportunities on the college campus. This project establishes a model low-cost, self-perpetuating…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), College Attendance, Experiential Learning, Females
Chaney, Bradford; And Others – 1995
This survey gathered information on programs at institutions of higher education that are designed to increase the access of educationally or economically disadvantaged elementary and secondary students to higher education. In addition the study aimed to compare Upward Bound, one prominent federally funded program, with others around the nation.…
Descriptors: Access to Education, College Attendance, College Preparation, College Programs