Building College Readiness: Exploring the Effectiveness of the UNC Academic Summer Bridge Program

Autor/inn/en	Wachen, John; Pretlow, Joshua; Dixon, Karrie G.
Titel	Building College Readiness: Exploring the Effectiveness of the UNC Academic Summer Bridge Program
Quelle	In: Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice, 20 (2018) 1, S.116-138 (23 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1521-0251
DOI	10.1177/1521025116649739
Schlagwörter	Undergraduate Students; College Readiness; Transitional Programs; Summer Programs; Academic Persistence; Program Effectiveness; Probability; Scores; Correlation; Student Participation; Graduation; Costs; High School Graduates; College Bound Students; Program Design; Quasiexperimental Design; North Carolina + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Sommerkurs; Wahrscheinlichkeitsrechnung; Wahrscheinlichkeitstheorie; Korrelation; Schülermitarbeit; Schülermitwirkung; Studentische Mitbestimmung; Abschluss; Graduierung; Cost; Kosten; High school; High schools; Graduate; Graduates; Oberschule; Absolvent; Absolventin; Programme design; Programmaufbau; Programmplanung
Abstract	Many students enter college without the skills and knowledge needed to successfully perform college-level work. An important leverage point for increasing college readiness is the transition from high school to college. One strategy implemented at postsecondary institutions to ease this transition, boost academic and social readiness, and foster students' academic momentum is the summer bridge program. The purpose of this study was to examine how summer bridge programs influence student persistence and completion. The study used propensity score analysis to examine the impact of five summer bridge programs operating in the UNC system from 2008 to 2014. The analyses showed a positive association between summer bridge participation and persistence to the second and third years. Participation in the program also increased the likelihood of graduating in 4 years. Additionally, we provide information on the costs of operating these programs. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01