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Xu, Zeyu; Backes, Ben; Goldhaber, Dan – National Center for Analysis of Longitudinal Data in Education Research (CALDER), 2021
A number of school districts and states have implemented transition intervention programs designed to help high school students graduate ready for college. This study estimates the effectiveness of a transition program implemented statewide in Kentucky for high school seniors called Targeted Interventions (TI). Using 11 years of linked panel data,…
Descriptors: Transitional Programs, Intervention, College Bound Students, College Readiness
Treskon, Louisa; Kusayeva, Yana; Walter, Johanna – MDRC, 2020
Bridge-to-college programs aim to help people complete high school and enroll in postsecondary education, two milestones that increase access to economic opportunity. These programs help students obtain their high school credentials while encouraging postsecondary transition and success. Northeast Wisconsin Technical College (NWTC) in Green Bay,…
Descriptors: Equivalency Tests, High School Equivalency Programs, Transitional Programs, College Readiness
Lombardi, Allison R.; Rifenbark, Graham G.; Poppen, Marcus; Reardon, Kyle; Mazzotti, Valerie L.; Morningstar, Mary E.; Rowe, Dawn; Raley, Sheida K. – Assessment for Effective Intervention, 2022
In this study, we examined the structural validity of the Secondary Transition Fidelity Assessment (STFA), a measure of secondary schools' use of programs and practices demonstrated by research to lead to meaningful college and career outcomes for all students, including students at risk for or with disabilities, and students from diverse…
Descriptors: Test Construction, Test Validity, Transitional Programs, Fidelity
Lahav, Orly; Talis, Vadim; Cinamon, Rachel Gali; Rizzo, Albert – Journal of Computing in Higher Education, 2020
The virtual interactive consulting agent system is an online virtual career center that supports freshman students in transition to higher education. This virtual counseling system, based on accumulative empirical knowledge for working students and knowledge about effective career intervention, aims to guide first-year university students in…
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Computer Assisted Instruction, College Bound Students, College Freshmen
Scrivener, Susan; Logue, Alexandra W. – MDRC, 2016
Graduation rates from community colleges in the United States are quite low overall, but they are even lower for the many entering students who need some remediation. This brief provides a first look at an evaluation of CUNY Start, an innovative developmental education program at the City University of New York (CUNY) that was designed to improve…
Descriptors: College Readiness, College Preparation, Developmental Programs, Academic Achievement
Gonzalez Quiroz, Alicia; Garza, Nora R. – Journal of Hispanic Higher Education, 2018
Using research focused on best practices, focus group information, and data analytics, the Title V: Focus on Student Success (FOSS) Grant created a model for the development, implementation, and evaluation of a summer bridge program. Results included increased academic performance indicators in first-year Hispanic college students. Validation for…
Descriptors: Summer Programs, Success, Best Practices, Focus Groups
Starke, Adam Robert – ProQuest LLC, 2016
The purpose of this study was to examine whether the concept of the ninth grade academy structure in Texas high schools affects a variety of variables indicative of student achievement. Data representative of performance by students served in 30 schools with a separately structured ninth grade academy were compared to data representative of…
Descriptors: Grade 9, High School Students, Academic Achievement, Nontraditional Education
Khoshaim, Heba Bakr – International Journal of Instruction, 2017
There has been a huge improvement in the education system in Saudi Arabia quantitatively and qualitatively. Nevertheless, many researchers indicated that high school graduates are not ready for higher education. Especially when considering mathematical compensations, high-demanded skills for tertiary academic programs, Saudi students have been…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, High School Graduates, College Readiness, Barriers
Gonzalez Quiroz, Alicia; Garza, Nora – American Association of Hispanics in Higher Education, 2017
Summer bridge programs support post-secondary success by providing intensive, short-term academic and social resources while introducing college expectations and the cultural contexts of the institution. They typically are offered in the summer between high school graduation and the first term of college and vary in content, program size and…
Descriptors: Summer Programs, Success, Best Practices, Focus Groups
Theodos, Brett; Pergamit, Michael R.; Hanson, Devlin; Edelstein, Sara; Daniels, Rebecca; Srini, Tanaya – Urban Institute, 2017
Senior year of high school can be a pivotal time in a young person's life. For some, it is the last step on the path to college and work. For others, finding stable employment or attending university after high school is far from guaranteed. Urban Alliance, headquartered in Washington, DC, helps students at risk of becoming disconnected from work…
Descriptors: High School Seniors, Internship Programs, Mentors, College Readiness
McPhail, Ruth – Teaching in Higher Education, 2015
The expectations of first-year students are becoming more widely researched and understood. How to realign perceptions and prepare students for the transition from secondary school to tertiary education is less well considered. This paper presents an account of a pre-university preparation programme embedded in the senior years of secondary…
Descriptors: Postsecondary Education, College Preparation, College Readiness, Transitional Programs
Ratkos, Judy; Knollenberg, Lauren – Journal of Extension, 2015
Many young adults enter college without the knowledge and skills necessary to succeed. The purpose of the study reported here was to determine if 4-H helps develop life skills needed for the transition to college and overall college success. An online survey was sent to college-attending 4-H alumni and a comparison group, with a final sample size…
Descriptors: Extension Education, College Preparation, College Readiness, Transitional Programs
Sambolt, Megan; Balestreri, Kathryn – College and Career Readiness and Success Center, 2013
Preparing students to succeed in college and careers requires aligned systems that allow for smooth transitions between institutions as well as integrated supports to enable learners to progress toward careers. Student transitions from secondary to postsecondary education and/or careers have long been stumbling blocks because preschool through…
Descriptors: College Preparation, College Readiness, Transitional Programs, Cooperative Planning
pepnet 2, 2017
The overall goal of the Building State Capacity Summit series was to enhance successful outcomes for students leaving high school, whether it is matriculation in a postsecondary education or training program, or employment. Young adults who are deaf or hard or hearing face barriers that inhibit these successful outcomes. One way to mitigate these…
Descriptors: Statewide Planning, Educational Planning, Deafness, Secondary Education
Barnett, Elisabeth A.; Bork, Rachel Hare; Mayer, Alexander K.; Pretlow, Joshua; Wathington, Heather D.; Weiss, Madeline Joy – National Center for Postsecondary Research, 2012
Developmental summer bridge programs are a popular strategy for increasing college readiness among recent high school graduates. Aimed at providing an alternative to traditional developmental education, these programs provide accelerated and focused learning opportunities in order to help students acquire the knowledge and skills needed for…
Descriptors: Developmental Studies Programs, Summer Programs, Transitional Programs, High School Graduates
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