A Formative Assessment of the General Electric Foundation's College Bound Program.

Autor/inn/en	Bodilly, Susan J.; und weitere
Institution	Rand Corp., Santa Monica, CA. Inst. on Education and Training.
Titel	A Formative Assessment of the General Electric Foundation's College Bound Program.
Quelle	(1994), (86 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
ISBN	0-8330-1563-X
Schlagwörter	Academic Aspiration; College Bound Students; Cooperative Programs; Corporate Support; Educational Improvement; Formative Evaluation; High Schools; Higher Education; Incentive Grants; Private Financial Support; Program Effectiveness; School Business Relationship + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Teaching improvement; Unterrichtsentwicklung; High school; Oberschule; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Finanzieller Anreiz; Private Investition
Abstract	This report assesses the interim progress made toward increasing the college-going rate at 11 schools that received College Bound grants from the General Electric (GE) Foundation. It provides information about the kinds of programs developed, early indications of the effects the approaches have on promoting college going and influencing school change, and the ways in which the GE Foundation and local GE facilities provide support to the school beyond the actual grant. Participating schools strove to double the college-going rate for the school as a whole or to increase it significantly for a particular group of students. Data were collected during visits to 10 sites in spring 1992 and 1993. The schools were grouped into three categories: very challenged, somewhat challenged, and less challenged. Four general approaches to increasing the college-going rate were identified: ancillary services; supplemental instruction; improved curriculum and instruction for a target population; and improved curriculum and instruction schoolwide. Four sites doubled their college-going rate and two showed significant improvement. It is concluded that: (1) grants can support major changes in the school; (2) successful grant programs can encourage more ambitious school reform; (3) even the most challenged schools can succeed; (4) sponsoring significant school change requires time and resources; investment strategies can promote longer program survival; and (5) funders can influence a program throughout the course of the grant. One figure and 6 tables are included. The appendix describes each of the 11 College Bound programs. (LMI)
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC