Evaluating the Influence of an Urban High School Reform Effort on College Readiness and Access Outcomes: A Quasiexperimental Cohort Study

Autor/inn/en	Sondergeld, Toni A.; Fischer, John M.; Samel, Arthur N.; Knaggs, Christine M.
Titel	Evaluating the Influence of an Urban High School Reform Effort on College Readiness and Access Outcomes: A Quasiexperimental Cohort Study
Quelle	In: Journal of Education for Students Placed at Risk, 18 (2013) 3-4, S.212-232 (21 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1082-4669
DOI	10.1080/10824669.2013.818371
Schlagwörter	College Readiness; Economically Disadvantaged; Access to Education; Quasiexperimental Design; Urban Schools; High Schools; Comparative Analysis; Cohort Analysis; Federal Legislation; Educational Legislation; Postsecondary Education; College Preparation; Educational Change; Academic Support Services; Faculty Development; Parent Education; Demography; Measures (Individuals); High School Students; Grade Point Average; Statistical Analysis; Statistical Distributions; Attendance Patterns; Student Behavior; Enrollment; Graduation Rate + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Education; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang; Urban area; Urban areas; School; Schools; Stadtregion; Stadt; Schule; High school; Oberschule; Kohortenanalyse; Bundesrecht; Bildungsrecht; Schulgesetz; Post-secondary education; Tertiäre Bildung; Bildungsreform; Parents education; Elternbildung; Elternschule; Demografie; Messdaten; High schools; Student; Students; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Statistische Analyse; Wahrscheinlichkeitsverteilung; Student behaviour; Schülerverhalten; Einschulung
Abstract	It is widely accepted that postsecondary education has become a necessity for US youth. College access, however, has been found not to be equal for all. As a result, federally funded college-readiness programs, such as Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP), have been established to increase the numbers of economically disadvantaged students with access to college. This quasiexperimental case study compared academic and nonacademic college-readiness indicators between cohorts of GEAR UP students and nonparticipants in 1 urban high school. Overall, cohorts of GEAR UP students outperformed their non-GEAR UP peers on all measures (grade-point average, attendance rate, behavior, graduation rate, and college enrollment) despite a dramatic demographic shift that led to greater proportions of educationally disadvantaged students in the GEAR UP cohorts. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10