In Seattle, a Firsthand Lesson in College Access

Autor/in	Weggel, Anna
Titel	In Seattle, a Firsthand Lesson in College Access
Quelle	In: Chronicle of Higher Education, 54 (2007) 16, (1 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0009-5982
Schlagwörter	First Generation College Students; High School Students; Low Income; Justice; Educational Opportunities; Scholarships; Admission (School); Minority Groups; Access to Education; Higher Education; Educational Policy; College Applicants; College Freshmen; Program Descriptions; Washington + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Niedriglohn; Gerechtigkeit; Bildungsangebot; Bildungschance; Scholarship; Stipendium; Ethnische Minderheit; Education; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; College applications; Studienbewerber; Studienanfänger
Abstract	The Dream Project, which started in 2004, pairs students at the University of Washington with first-generation and low-income students in six Seattle high schools. The program teaches undergraduates at the university about higher-education policy at the same time that they help disadvantaged high-school students apply to college. The college students help the high-schoolers prepare for the SAT, fill out college applications, and apply for scholarships. Unlike many similar programs, the University of Washington's project is paired with a course on its campus. In the classroom, the college students study issues of social justice, educational opportunity, and socioeconomic mobility. The program hopes to send a message that the University of Washington is still trying to recruit minority students, nine years after the state's voters banned the use of racial preferences in public-university admissions. The project, along with changes in the university's admissions process, seems to be paying off. Sixty-five students are involved, working with more than 250 potential applicants at local high schools. Thirty-five freshman are enrolled at Washington after having been counseled through the program. (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10