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ERIC Number: EJ1360785
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023-Feb
Pages: 32
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0013-1245
EISSN: EISSN-1552-3535
Social Capital and First-Generation College Students: Examining the Relationship between Mentoring and College Enrollment
Glass, Leah E.
Education and Urban Society, v55 n2 p143-174 Feb 2023
There is an increasingly large disparity in college graduation rates among low-income and first-generation college students. Research suggests that the main reason for this discrepancy is the lack of access to information and knowledge about the college process. First-generation students have fewer people in their social network who went to college and thus cannot help them navigate the difficult and multi-step process of finding, applying, and enrolling in college. Mentoring, however, has been proven to be a successful intervention for helping these populations navigate the post-secondary process. This paper evaluates a school-based hybrid mentoring program to attempt to measure the relationship between mentors and how students in New York City navigated the post-secondary process and enrolled in college. Findings show that program lessons, number of months matched, and meeting out of program are important program elements in increasing a student's likelihood of graduating high school and enrolling on-time in college.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education; Grade 12; High Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: New York (New York)
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