Timing Is Everything: Getting Students Back on Track to College Readiness in High School

Autor/inn/en	Royster, Pamela; Gross, Jacob; Hochbein, Craig
Titel	Timing Is Everything: Getting Students Back on Track to College Readiness in High School
Quelle	In: High School Journal, 98 (2015) 3, S.208-225 (18 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0018-1498
Schlagwörter	High School Students; College Preparation; Educational Trends; College Readiness; Career Readiness; Longitudinal Studies; English; Language Arts; Mathematics Skills; Public Schools; School Districts; Gender Differences; First Generation College Students; Academic Aspiration; Extracurricular Activities; Correlation; Parent Background; Educational Attainment; Mathematics Education; Grade 8; Grade 10; Grade 11; Kentucky; ACT Assessment + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Bildungsentwicklung; Longitudinal study; Longitudinal method; Longitudinal methods; Längsschnittuntersuchung; English language; Englisch; Sprachkultur; Mathmatics achievement; Mathematics ability; Mathematische Kompetenz; Public school; Öffentliche Schule; School district; Schulbezirk; Geschlechterkonflikt; Außerunterrichtliche Aktivität; Korrelation; Elternhaus; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; Mathematische Bildung; School year 08; 8. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 08; School year 11; 11. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 11; Assessment; Eignungsprüfung; Eignungstest; Hochschulzulassung
Abstract	National trends and goals have pushed beyond the dropout crisis and are now focused on raising the percentage of graduates prepared for college and career. This study examined a longitudinal cohort (n = 6443) of students in an urban, public school district in order to explore how districts and communities can redirect off-track high school students. The researchers explored timing to first-time college readiness in English and math using Event History Analysis. Variables under investigation included gender, first-generation college student status, college aspiration, enrollment in college preparatory courses, and participation in organized, extracurricular, college preparatory activities. Results indicated a student's chances of being on the college-ready trajectory were highest in the 8th grade. Findings also revealed a positive association between higher parent education levels and college preparatory course enrollment, particularly in math. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01