ERIC Number: ED579797
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2013-Sep
Pages: 40
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: N/A
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How Much of a "Running Start" Do Dual Enrollment Programs Provide Students? Working Paper 92
Cowan, James; Goldhaber, Dan
National Center for Analysis of Longitudinal Data in Education Research (CALDER)
We study a popular dual enrollment program in Washington State using a new administrative database linking high school and postsecondary enrollments. Conditional on prior high school performance and basic demographic and economic covariates, dual enrollment students are more likely to attend any college, but they are no more likely to attend college full-time and are less likely to attend a four-year college. Supplementary analyses suggest selection on pretreatment college enrollment plans explains some of the initial diversionary effect of dual enrollment. Finally, we consider the role of common data limitations in interpreting results of dual enrollment studies.
Descriptors: Educational Benefits, Dual Enrollment, High School Students, College Attendance, Least Squares Statistics, Regression (Statistics), College Credits, Cooperative Programs, College School Cooperation, Educational Attainment, Postsecondary Education, Outcomes of Education, Student Characteristics, Longitudinal Studies, Statistical Significance, Statistical Analysis
National Center for Analysis of Longitudinal Data in Education Research. American Institutes for Research, 1000 Thomas Jefferson Street NW, Washington, DC 20007. Tel: 202-403-5000; Fax: 202-403-5454; e-mail: inquiry@caldercenter.org; Web site: http://www.
Publication Type: Reports - Research
Education Level: High Schools
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: Institute of Education Sciences (ED); Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation; Smith Richardson Foundation
Authoring Institution: National Center for Analysis of Longitudinal Data in Education Research (CALDER) at American Institutes for Research
Identifiers - Location: Washington
IES Funded: Yes
Grant or Contract Numbers: R305C120008
IES Cited: ED573021