ERIC Number: EJ1165326
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2018
Pages: 23
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-1557-3060
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Intensive College Counseling and the Enrollment and Persistence of Low-Income Students
Castleman, Benjamin; Goodman, Joshua
Education Finance and Policy, v13 n1 p19-41 Win 2018
Though counseling is one commonly pursued intervention to improve college enrollment and completion for disadvantaged students, there is relatively little causal evidence on its efficacy. We use a regression discontinuity design to study the impact of intensive college counseling provided by a Massachusetts program to college-seeking, low-income students that admits applicants partly on the basis of a minimum grade point average requirement. Counseling shifts enrollment toward four-year colleges that are less expensive and have higher graduation rates than alternatives students would otherwise choose. Counseling also improves persistence through at least the second year of college, suggesting a potential to increase the degree completion rates of disadvantaged students.
Descriptors: College Bound Students, Economically Disadvantaged, Low Income Students, Enrollment, School Counseling, Regression (Statistics), Counseling Effectiveness, College Admission, Admission Criteria, Grade Point Average, Graduation Rate, Nontraditional Students, Academic Persistence, Graduation, College Choice
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Secondary Education; High Schools; Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Massachusetts
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What Works Clearinghouse Reviewed: Does Not Meet Evidence Standards
WWC Study Page: https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/study/89387