Students Training for Academic Readiness (STAR): Year One Evaluation Report. Executive Summary

Autor/inn/en	Maloney, Catherine; Caranikas-Walker, Fanny; Sheehan, Daniel
Institution	Texas Center for Educational Research (TCER)
Titel	Students Training for Academic Readiness (STAR): Year One Evaluation Report. Executive Summary
Quelle	(2007), (8 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	College Preparation; Educational Opportunities; Program Effectiveness; Social Support Groups; Educational Research; Interviews; Institutional Characteristics; Educational Indicators; Educational Assessment; Access to Information; Access to Education; Counselor Training; Teacher Education; Community Support; Program Attitudes; College Readiness; Developmental Studies Programs; Program Evaluation; Low Income Groups; Texas + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Bildungsangebot; Bildungschance; Social support; Soziale Unterstützung; Bildungsforschung; Pädagogische Forschung; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Educational indicato; Bildungsindikator; Education; assessment; Bewertungssystem; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang; Lehrerausbildung; Lehrerbildung; Developmental studies; Developmental psychology; Study; Studies; Entwicklungspsychologie; Studium; Programme evaluation; Programmevaluation
Abstract	The federal Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs, or GEAR UP, strives to equalize low-income students' access to higher education by increasing their participation in rigorous coursework, providing expanded opportunities for low-income students and parents to learn about postsecondary educational opportunities and financing options, and forging strong partnerships between school districts, colleges, and community support groups. Students Training for Academic Readiness (STAR) is the Texas Education Agency's (TEA) second state-level GEAR UP grant. During the 2006-07 school year, STAR began providing services to six south Texas school districts: Alice ISD, Brooks County ISD, Corpus Christi ISD, Kingsville ISD, Mathis ISD, Odem-Elroy ISD. STAR districts exceed state averages in the proportion of low-income and minority students they serve and lag state averages in terms of their testing outcomes and graduation rates. Through a collaborative partnership that includes the TEA, P-16 Partnerships for Student Success at the College of Education at Texas A&M University--Corpus Christi (P[superscript 2]S[superscript 2]), the College Board, Fathers Active in Communities and Education (FACE), and the National Hispanic Institute (NHI), the STAR project seeks to increase (1) the information available to students and their families about postsecondary educational opportunities, (2) students' access to advanced academic programs, (3) training for teachers and counselors, and (4) parent and community support for a student's decision to go to college. The 2006-07 evaluation describes the process of first year implementation and presents baseline indicators of student enrollment, academic performance, and postsecondary participation that will act as benchmarks for measuring districts' progress over the course of the STAR project. This executive summary presents the major findings from the study. [For the full report, "Students Training for Academic Readiness (STAR): Year One Evaluation Report," see ED538133.] (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10