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Anita Maclaurin; Rebekah Sturniolo-Baker; Sue Shaw; Deb Monteith – Student Success, 2025
University enabling programs provide historically underrepresented students with aspirational gateways and the academic skills and knowledges essential for success at university. Measurement of the efficacy of such programs has been typically neoliberal and quantitative in nature. This article argues for a nuanced measurement of success, exploring…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, High School Students, School Transition, Transitional Programs
Rebecca A. Grant – ProQuest LLC, 2023
The purpose of this qualitative evaluation was to understand how the Ascent program, a bridge initiative at Plymouth State University, programmatically addressed institutional concerns regarding student retention and persistence during its three-year pilot phase, according to the perceptions of past participants, faculty, and administrators. The…
Descriptors: Program Evaluation, Transitional Programs, School Holding Power, Academic Persistence
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Jenna Powers; Wendy Ulaszek – Journal of Social Work Education, 2023
There has been an increasing focus on services aimed at engaging transition-age youth and emerging adults who are at risk of developing, or have developed, behavioral health disorders. However, a need remains for further development of specialized services for this population. This study evaluates a transition-age youth at risk (TYAR) training…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Youth, Behavior Problems, Transitional Programs
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Dunn, Caroline; Shannon, David; McCullough, Brittany; Jenda, Overtoun; Qazi, Mohammed; Pettis, Carl – Journal of Postsecondary Education and Disability, 2021
A recent analysis of the supply of workers in the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) fields noted a persistent shortage of STEM workers (New American Economy Research Fund, 2017). Specifically, in 2016, for each unemployed worker there were 13 STEM jobs posted online, which translated into a shortage of approximately three…
Descriptors: Mentors, Transitional Programs, Students with Disabilities, STEM Education
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Dorimé-Williams, Marjorie L.; Williams, Michael Steven; Carr, Amanda; Choi, Soobin; Fritz, N'ya; Joseph, Tricia; Pomilee, Brittany; Udoh, Ekaete – Journal of Student Affairs Research and Practice, 2023
Summer bridge programs (SBPs) are intended to promote student learning, academic achievement, and persistence to graduation. They are also a viable vehicle for supporting diverse minoritized student constituencies. Our study, guided by a student-centered assessment approach, examined the experiences of incoming first-year students. Findings…
Descriptors: Summer Programs, Transitional Programs, Student Attitudes, Academic Achievement
Boyd, Brittany – ProQuest LLC, 2021
Historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) across the country have begun to implement intervention programs, such as summer bridge programs, to address potential gaps and aid students in their academic persistence, as Black students continuously persist to graduation at lower rates. However, many programs lack a way to objectively…
Descriptors: Transitional Programs, Summer Programs, Test Validity, College Bound Students
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David Van Nguyen; Cecilia Rios-Aguilar; S. Michael Gaddis – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2024
Research suggests that community college alumni may be underrepresented within PhD programs. As such, we implemented and evaluated the Community College to PhD (CC2PhD) Scholars Program at the University of California, Los Angeles. CC2PhD was a 7-month undergraduate research and PhD preparation program for community college sophomores in the…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Alumni, Disproportionate Representation, Doctoral Programs
David C. Huber Jr. – ProQuest LLC, 2021
Improving students' lives through education is a continuous goal of school systems. Although education has assumed various roles throughout the years, one of the main goals is to help prepare students for future success. A key characteristic of supporting students in their quest of finding their purpose in life is equipping them with the skills…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Student Motivation, Success, Skill Development
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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
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Jessica D. Osborne; Olivia Melvin; T. R. Parlier; E. Gray Flora IV; Yasmin McLaurin – Learning Assistance Review, 2024
This study provides a template for and impact from an Asset, Capacity-Based (Altschuld, 2015) needs assessment focused on undergraduate student success. The purpose of this study is: (1) to provide a template and foundation for institutions to follow in gaining a depth of understanding of student needs and assets, as well as institutional…
Descriptors: Student Needs, Needs Assessment, Program Development, Program Evaluation
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Clark, Daniel – Research in Learning Technology, 2022
This study presents an evaluation of an online game-based student access, retention, progression and attainment (ARPA) initiative at the University of Kent. The initiative, a narrative-based simulation of a condensed student journey from pre-enrolment to graduation, is designed to prepare and support students in their transition to and…
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Electronic Learning, Access to Education, School Holding Power
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Menzies, Jane L.; Baron, Rachael; Zutshi, Ambika – Educational Research, 2015
Background: Mentoring provides a range of benefits and one of them is social support. The number of students in transnational education has been increasing, and their transition into university is often fraught with difficulties. Universities can support transition through the use of a peer mentor programme (PMP). Purpose: The purpose of the study…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Graduate Students, Foreign Students, Transitional Programs
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Vera, Elizabeth; Shriberg, David; Alves, Alison; de Oca, Jessie Montes; Reker, Kassandra; Roche, Meghan; Salgado, Manuel; Stegmaier, Jessica; Viellieu, Lindsay; Karahalios, Vicky; Knoll, Michael; Adams, Kristen; Diaz, Yahaira; Rau, Ellen – Preventing School Failure, 2016
Low high school completion rates are an ongoing challenge for educators. This study provides the results of an evaluation of a ninth-grade summer transition program offered at a large public school with a high freshman dropout rate. The evaluation consisted of preprogram and postprogram surveys and interviews with 64 incoming freshman…
Descriptors: Dropout Prevention, Summer Programs, Program Effectiveness, Program Evaluation
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Demack, Sean; McCaig, Colin; Wolstenholme, Claire; Stevens, Anna; Fumagalli, Laura – Education Endowment Foundation, 2016
ThinkForward is a coaching programme, developed by Impetus Private Equity Foundation, which is designed to support secondary school pupils. ThinkForward is targeted at pupils who have been identified as being at high risk of not being in education, employment or training (NEET) following the completion of compulsory education. Coaches are assigned…
Descriptors: Coaching (Performance), Secondary School Students, At Risk Students, Transitional Programs
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Mitchell, Claire E.; Alozie, Nonye M.; Wathington, Heather D. – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2015
This study examines whether community college developmental summer bridge programs (DSBPs) can help students acquire the academic and college knowledge needed to attend and succeed at a four-year higher education institution. In-depth interviews with 14 participants at nine four-year institutions in Texas were conducted two years after their…
Descriptors: Investigations, Community Colleges, Developmental Programs, Developmental Studies Programs
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