ERIC Number: EJ1216193
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2013
Pages: 14
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-2984
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Increasing Educational Attainment among Urban Minority Youth: A Model of University, School, and Community Partnerships
Ward, Nadia L.; Strambler, Michael J.; Linke, Lance H.
Journal of Negro Education, v82 n3 p312-325 Sum 2013
This article discusses the educational attainment status of racial and ethnic minorities, specifically African Americans and Hispanics as compared to their Caucasian peers. In addition, the authors describe the U.S. Department of Education's educational initiative, Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) that is designed to improve educational equity and increase access on the part of low-income and underrepresented minorities into institutions of higher learning. The promise of this educational initiative is illustrated with a case study of the Yale University GEAR UP Partnership Project.
Descriptors: Educational Attainment, Minority Group Students, African American Students, Hispanic American Students, White Students, College Readiness, College School Cooperation, School Community Programs, Equal Education, Access to Education, Low Income Students, Higher Education, Partnerships in Education, School Districts, Skill Development, Student Development, Secondary School Students, Grade Point Average
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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