A Focus on Cultural Variables in Evaluating an Upward Bound Program

Autor/inn/en	Zulli, Rebecca A.; Frierson, Henry T.
Titel	A Focus on Cultural Variables in Evaluating an Upward Bound Program
Quelle	In: New Directions for Evaluation, (2004) 102, S.81-93 (13 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1097-6736
DOI	10.1002/ev.117
Schlagwörter	High Schools; Graduation Rate; Educationally Disadvantaged; Program Effectiveness; Cultural Influences; Disadvantaged Youth; High School Students; College Preparation; Postsecondary Education; Program Evaluation; Socioeconomic Status; Culturally Relevant Education; Evaluation Methods; African Americans + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? High school; Oberschule; Cultural influence; Kultureinfluss; Benachteiligter Jugendlicher; High schools; Student; Students; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Post-secondary education; Tertiäre Bildung; Programme evaluation; Programmevaluation; Socio-economic status; Sozioökonomischer Status; Afroamerikaner
Abstract	Upward Bound is a federally funded program designed to prepare economically and educationally disadvantaged high school students for postsecondary education. Each year, approximately thirty-three thousand students are served by the more than four hundred Upward Bound programs. Several studies have documented the success of Upward Bound programs in terms of student achievement, high school graduation rates, and college entrance rates. Though the success of Upward Bound is well documented, less is known about the factors responsible for this success. All too often investigations into the success of programs such as Upward Bound are limited to examination of services, use of resources, and organizational structure of the program. As a result, the nature and influence of the program climate and the relationship between cultural variables and program effectiveness are overlooked or unrecognized. This article focuses on the aspects of an evaluation that sought to examine the perceived influence on program effectiveness of the cultural and economic similarity of the staff and the program participants. (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10