Evaluation of the College Possible Program: Results from a Randomized Controlled Trial. NBER Working Paper No. 19562

Autor/in	Avery, Christopher
Institution	National Bureau of Economic Research
Titel	Evaluation of the College Possible Program: Results from a Randomized Controlled Trial. NBER Working Paper No. 19562
Quelle	(2013) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	After School Programs; High School Students; College Preparation; Program Effectiveness; Enrollment; College Applicants; College Entrance Examinations; Minnesota; ACT Assessment + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? After school education; After-school programs; Program; Programs; Programme; Außerschulische Jugendbildung; Programm; High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Einschulung; College applications; Studienbewerber; Aufnahmeprüfung; Assessment; Eignungsprüfung; Eignungstest; Hochschulzulassung
Abstract	This paper reports the results of a randomized trial of the College Possible program, which provides two years of college preparatory work for high school juniors and seniors in Minneapolis and St. Paul. The trial involved 238 students, including 134 who were randomly selected for admission to the program. The results indicate that the College Possible program significantly increased both applications and enrollment to both four-year colleges and selective four-year colleges; we estimate that initial enrollment at four-year colleges increased by more than 15 percentage points for program participants, but find little evidence of any effect of the program on ACT performance or college enrollment overall. [For the What Works Clearinghouse Quick Review of this document, see ED544550.] (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10