ERIC Number: EJ1218639
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019-May-21
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ISSN: ISSN-1938-5978
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Do the Gains from GEAR UP Participation in School Fade out in College? A Follow-Up
Fogg, Neeta; Harrington, Paul; Khatiwada, Ishwar
New England Journal of Higher Education, May 2019
The federally financed GEAR UP (Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Program) was organized two decades ago with the purpose of increasing high school completion and college enrollment among low-income students. The College Crusade of Rhode Island's GEAR UP program was designed as a long-term effort to buttress student success by providing various kinds of educational and social service supports beginning in the sixth grade and continuing through high school completion. Back in 2015, the authors completed the first study in the nation that measured the net impact study of a GEAR UP program. That longitudinal impact study found substantial and statistically significant gains for a single cohort of GEAR UP program participants relative to the comparison group on the likelihood of completing high school on time and immediately enrolling in college in the fall following high school completion, providing evidence that the College Crusade of Rhode Island was able to substantially improve these two important educational outcomes of GEAR UP participants. Enough time has now elapsed for three cohorts of College Crusade GEAR UP participants to have completed their first year of college, providing an opportunity to measure the impact of participation in the College Crusade GEAR UP program beyond initial college enrollment.
Descriptors: College Preparation, College Readiness, Program Effectiveness, State Programs, Secondary School Students, High School Graduates, Enrollment, College Freshmen, Outcomes of Education
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Secondary Education; High Schools; Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Rhode Island
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