Launching Pads and Home Bases: Peer Support and College Success for High School Equivalency Students

Autor/inn/en	Bott-Lyons, Tobe Cullen; Guillaume, René O.
Titel	Launching Pads and Home Bases: Peer Support and College Success for High School Equivalency Students
Quelle	In: COABE Journal: The Resource for Adult Education, 12 (2023) 1, S.11-21 (11 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
Schlagwörter	High School Equivalency Programs; Continuation Students; College Readiness; Postsecondary Education; Social Support Groups; Social Networks; Nontraditional Students; Student Empowerment; New Mexico + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Post-secondary education; Tertiäre Bildung; Social support; Soziale Unterstützung; Social network; Soziales Netzwerk; Studienberechtigung
Abstract	This qualitative case study examined the role of peer support in the college success of high school equivalency (HSE) students. While many students complete HSE credentials with postsecondary hopes and intentions, few studies have investigated how to effectively support HSE students on their pathways to and through postsecondary education. This study found that participants relied on organic peer support networks that were established in their HSE program while in college. Further, the HSE program functioned as both a launching pad and a home base that served as the foundation of their success. The findings of this study highlight many promising practices that HSE programs may utilize to create and nurture these relationships and networks. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Coalition on Adult Basic Education. PO Box 1820 Cicero, NY 13039. Tel: 888-442-6223; e-mail: journal@coabe.org; Web site: https://coabe.org/coabe-journal/
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01