This program was developed and implemented to help prepare the members of a high school football team for the academic expectations of college admission. The program had three goals: (1) to insure that student athletes took proper college preparatory classes during high school; (2) to provide evaluation and tutoring for the students; and (3) to…

In October 1996, the Big Picture Company set out to find six urban high schools that use school-to-work strategies as a lever for whole-school reform. In the schools finally selected for the New Urban High Schools Project, and in others examined for the study, "school-to-work" is a misnomer, because the majority of students are entering…

This paper summarizes the results of the empirical evaluation of the Outward Bound component of the 1987 Career Beginnings Program. Career Beginnings is a national, privately funded program designed to increase the probability that minority high school youth will either attend college or find good jobs following high school graduation. The Outward…

Research in status attainment has shown that whether or not a student is enrolled in a high school college preparation curriculum has important consequences for his educational attainment. Vocational education literature suggests that differences between non-college tracks can also result in differential educational attainments for high school…

OPERATIONAL FEATURES OF SUCCESSFUL 1965 UPWARD BOUND PROGRAMS ARE BRIEFLY SUMMARIZED. THE GOAL OF THE UPWARD BOUND PROGRAMS, WHICH ARE UNIVERSITY-BASED AND ARE CONDUCTED DURING THE SUMMER AND THROUGHOUT THE ACADEMIC YEAR, IS TO PREPARE NORMALLY INTELLIGENT DISADVANTAGED HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS FOR ADMISSION TO AND SUCCESS IN COLLEGE. THE PROGRAMS…

THIS ARTICLE DESCRIBES THE ACTIVITIES OF UPWARD BOUND PROJECTS AT BELLARMINE COLLEGE IN LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY, AND AT THE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE. UPWARD BOUND IS A NATIONWIDE, FEDERALLY-SPONSORED PROJECT TO ENCOURAGE DISADVANTAGED HIGH SCHOOL YOUTHS TO CONTINUE THEIR EDUCATION. DURING A SUMMER PHASE THE PROJECTS IN LOUISVILLE PROVIDED SMALLER…

The present college preparatory programs are too general to prepare students for the large number of available specialized postsecondary education programs. The pre-postsecondary business education curriculum for grades 11 and 12 provides experience-centered instruction through career exploration in business administration. A statement of the…

The Dillingham (Alaska) Foreign Study Program Evaluation covers 3 school years (1970-71 through 1972-73). The program was an innovative direction for rural education in expanding the students' (predominantly Native American) experience during their senior year in high school, and offering early entrance into college. The Center for Northern…

This literature review examines conditions facing the minority student in undergraduate education. Following an overview of enrollment trends, emphasis is placed on barriers to higher education, efforts to lower the barriers, preparatory programs, ethnic studies, and recent developments. A 39-item bibliography is included. (MJM)

THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS STUDY WAS TO EVALUATE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF AN EXPERIMENTAL PROGRAM FOR ACADEMICALLY ABLE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS ENROLLED IN THE COLLEGE DURING THE SUMMER SESSION BETWEEN THEIR JUNIOR AND SENIOR YEARS. A QUESTIONNAIRE GIVEN TO 40 STUDENTS SHOWED A VERY FAVORABLE REACTION TO THE PROGRAM. STUDENTS FOUND IT BENEFICIAL IN…

Describes a high technology high school program designed to provide advanced courses in preparation for college degrees in engineering and the sciences. High school juniors and seniors take math, science, and computer courses at a local community college and the rest of their courses at their regular schools. (MBR)

To be successful in the workforce or in postsecondary education, high school graduates must have achieved competency in the areas of reading, writing, mathematics, and science. Yet, many students leave high school without competency in these areas, putting them at a significant disadvantage both in the workplace and in postsecondary education…

The transition from secondary to postsecondary science courses is characterized by low student retention rates. Student difficulties may be related to an incongruity between secondary student preparation and postsecondary faculty requirements. The purpose of this study was to learn how well matched secondary and postsecondary teacher assumptions…

This brochure advises high school students about the economic advantages of attending college, the affordability of college, and getting ready for college. Written in Spanish, it explains the average costs of a college education and describes the availability of financial aid in general terms, briefly reviewing grants, loans, work-study programs,…

Argues that precollegiate programs can increase minority access to and success in higher education. Describes eight precollegiate programs and their success in enabling minority students to qualify for college admittance and successfully complete their degree programs. (Author/CM)