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Bridging the College Completion Gap with Comprehensive Support Systems: A Mixed-Methods Impact Evaluation of the Dell Scholars Program
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Kehoe, Stacy Song – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Despite widespread efforts to address barriers to college success, low-income and first-generation students continue to complete college at substantially lower rates that their more advantaged peers. A review of causal research to date has linked comprehensive interventions (e.g. programs that provide students with a combination of financial,…
Descriptors: Mixed Methods Research, Scholarship, Low Income Students, First Generation College Students
Bringing Together Mentoring, Technology, and Whole-School Reform: A First Look at the iMentor College Ready Program. Report
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Merrill, Lisa; Siman, Nina; Wulach, Suzanne; Kang, David – Research Alliance for New York City Schools, 2015
iMentor's College Ready Program is a unique approach that combines elements of school-based mentoring, whole school reform, and technology in an effort to help students develop the full suite of knowledge, behaviors, and skills they need to complete high school and enroll and thrive in college. iMentor partners with high schools that serve…
Descriptors: Mentors, Educational Change, Technology Uses in Education, College Readiness
Bringing Together Mentoring, Technology, and Whole-School Reform: A First Look at the iMentor College Ready Program. Executive Summary
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Merrill, Lisa; Siman, Nina; Wulach, Suzanne; Kang, David – Research Alliance for New York City Schools, 2015
iMentor's College Ready Program is a unique approach that combines elements of school-based mentoring, whole school reform, and technology in an effort to help students develop the full suite of knowledge, behaviors, and skills they need to complete high school and enroll and thrive in college. iMentor partners with high schools that serve…
Descriptors: Mentors, Educational Change, Technology Uses in Education, College Readiness
The Persistence and Retention of Students Participating in a Student Success Program
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Kitchens, Karen Westerman – ProQuest LLC, 2016
The purpose of this mixed methods study was to examine and explore the institutional policy levers that facilitate successful educational outcomes in a TRiO funded Student Success Program at a large, urban research university in the Mid-South. Three research questions guided the study: (1) how do the educational outcomes of the university's TRiO…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, School Holding Power, Academic Achievement, Outcomes of Education
Bringing Together Mentoring, Technology, and Whole-School Reform: A First Look at the iMentor College Ready Program. Technical Appendices
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Merrill, Lisa; Siman, Nina; Wulach, Suzanne; Kang, David – Research Alliance for New York City Schools, 2015
iMentor's College Ready Program is a unique approach that combines elements of school-based mentoring, whole school reform, and technology in an effort to help students develop the full suite of knowledge, behaviors, and skills they need to complete high school and enroll and thrive in college. iMentor partners with high schools that serve…
Descriptors: Mentors, Educational Change, Technology Uses in Education, College Readiness
A Close Look at a STEM-Themed Magnet and Its Experiential Program on the Occupational Identities, Career Maturity, and Access Provided to Low Socioeconomic Minority Students
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Reyes, Urlette – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of an experiential program on the occupational identity, access, and career maturity of Black and Latino students from low socioeconomic backgrounds. Data shows these students to be underrepresented in STEM fields. Student interest and access are noted in the literature to be amongst the…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Magnet Schools, Work Experience Programs, Vocational Maturity