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Download full textGrimard, Andre; Maddaus, John – Rural Educator, 2004
This research study examines the major obstacles low-income rural youth face in preparing to attend college and how to overcome these obstacles through the participation in an Upward Bound program. The data for this study are from a single-site of the regular ("Classic") Upward Bound program at a public university in a rural New England…
Descriptors: Rural Youth, Income, Eligibility, School Counselors
Grimard, Andre; Maddaus, John – 2002
The Upward Bound program seeks to promote high school completion and college attendance of high school students who come from low-income families or have parents who did not complete college. Specifically, Upward Bound projects provide academic instruction, career planning, and college application services, during the regular school year and…
Descriptors: College Bound Students, College Preparation, High School Students, High Schools
