Evaluation of Summer Bridge Programs

Autor/inn/en	Garcia, Lisa D.; Paz, Chiara C.
Titel	Evaluation of Summer Bridge Programs
Quelle	In: About Campus, 14 (2009) 4, S.30-32 (3 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1086-4822
Schlagwörter	Transitional Programs; Summer Programs; Colleges; Course Content; Academic Achievement; Educational Assessment; College Bound Students; College Freshmen; Disproportionate Representation; Academic Persistence; School Holding Power; Graduation Rate; Low Income Groups; Multicampus Colleges; Interviews; Instructional Materials; Educational Objectives; College Preparation + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Sommerkurs; College; Hochschule; Fachhochschule; Kursprogramm; Schulleistung; Education; assessment; Bewertungssystem; Studienanfänger; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Lehrmaterial; Lehrmittel; Unterrichtsmedien; Educational objective; Bildungsziel; Erziehungsziel
Abstract	Many colleges and universities in the United States offer summer programs for their incoming students. While programs are structured and administered in a variety of ways and target various student populations, the most common type of summer bridge program aims to serve historically underrepresented students and students of low socioeconomic status. The primary goal of these programs is to promote college retention and improve completion rates by providing students with the academic and social tools needed to succeed in college prior to beginning their undergraduate studies. In this article, the authors examine four programs in a single, multicampus public university system. The profiled programs vary in length, course content, and organization. Two of the programs are residential, while the other two allow students to commute from home. Through interviews and review of program materials, the authors found that only one of the campuses studied implements an evaluation process that could be characterized as somewhat complete. In sum, the authors are discouraged by the lack of clear evidence that these particular summer bridge programs are meeting their objectives. The authors' limited study of four programs suggests that there is much work left to be done. (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	Jossey-Bass. Available from John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 111 River Street, Hoboken, NJ 07030-5774. Tel: 800-825-7550; Tel: 201-748-6645; Fax: 201-748-6021; e-mail: subinfo@wiley.com; Web site: http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/browse/?type=JOURNAL
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10