How Late Is Too Late? The Influence of Summer Outreach on FAFSA Completion and College Enrollment for the Uncommitted High School Graduate

Autor/inn/en	Owen, Laura; Bettinger, Eric; Long, Bridget Terry; Oreopoulos, Phil
Institution	Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness (SREE)
Titel	How Late Is Too Late? The Influence of Summer Outreach on FAFSA Completion and College Enrollment for the Uncommitted High School Graduate
Quelle	(2013), (6 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	High School Graduates; Summer Programs; Outreach Programs; College Attendance; Enrollment; Academic Persistence; Urban Schools; Low Income Students; Intervention; Student Financial Aid; Colleges; College Bound Students; Paying for College; School Counselors; Pupil Personnel Services; Control Groups; Experimental Groups; Comparative Analysis; Hispanic American Students; Program Effectiveness; Colorado; New Mexico; Texas + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? High school; High schools; Graduate; Graduates; Oberschule; Absolvent; Absolventin; Sommerkurs; Jobcoaching; College; Colleges; Attendance; Hochschule; Fachhochschule; Anwesenheit; Einschulung; Urban area; Urban areas; School; Schools; Stadtregion; Stadt; Schule; Finanzielle Beihilfe; Studienfinanzierung; Studienförderung; School counselor; Beratungslehrer; Pädagogischer Berater; Hispanic; Hispanic Americans; Student; Students; Hispanoamerikaner; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin
Abstract	Despite increases in postsecondary enrollment at American universities and colleges, there are still significant gaps in who matriculates to college and persists through graduation. Low-income students and students of color continue to be underrepresented in institutions of higher education; for many of these students, a lack of awareness of available financial funding options remains a substantial barrier to college entry and completion. This study investigates whether, among students who begin the summer without firm college plans in place and who have yet to complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), the proactive offer and provision of individualized school counselor support leads to improved rates of FAFSA completion and timely college enrollment. The research was conducted across three large urban school districts, Albuquerque Public Schools (APS), Dallas Independent School District (DISD), and Denver Public Schools (DPS). All three districts serve predominantly low-income Hispanic students. Data come from the U.S. Department of Education's FAFSA completion database and the National Student Clearinghouse database to quantify the impact of summer outreach on FAFSA completion and college enrollment for students who graduated from high school uncommitted to attend college. At the time of this report, the research team is currently working with participating districts to gather de-identified data so they can begin the intervention analysis, looking specifically at any differences between treatment and control group for FAFSA completion and FAFSA initiations. Research and evaluations will be presented at a later date. (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01