ERIC Number: ED588782
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2018-Oct
Pages: 60
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: N/A
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Study of Enhanced College Advising in Upward Bound: Impacts on Steps toward College. NCEE 2019-4002
Martinez, Alina; Linkow, Tamara; Miller, Hannah; Parsad, Amanda
National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance
The U.S. Department of Education tested a set of promising, low-cost advising strategies, called "Find the Fit," designed to help low-income and "first generation" students enrolled in the Department's Upward Bound program choose more selective colleges and stay in until they complete a degree. About 200 Upward Bound projects with 4,500 seniors agreed to participate. The projects were randomly assigned to receive "Find the Fit" to supplement their regular college advising (treatment group) or to offer their regular advising (control group). This first of three reports looks at "Find the Fit's" effects on students' steps toward enrolling in a more selective college. The study found that the enhanced advising increased the number and selectivity of colleges to which students applied. [For the study snapshot, "Study of Enhanced College Advising in Upward Bound: Impacts on Steps toward College. Study Snapshot. NCEE 2019-4002," see ED588785. For the study highlights, "Study of Enhanced College Advising in Upward Bound: Impacts on Steps toward College. Study Highlights. NCEE 2019-4002," see ED588786.]
Descriptors: Low Income Students, First Generation College Students, College Choice, Academic Persistence, Academic Advising, Program Effectiveness, Selective Admission, Student Characteristics, Institutional Characteristics, Socioeconomic Status, College Applicants, Student Attitudes, Educational Quality, Student Financial Aid, Disadvantaged Youth, College Bound Students, College Readiness, High School Seniors, College Entrance Examinations, Federal Programs, Student Personnel Services, Academic Support Services, Two Year Colleges, Racial Differences, Ethnicity, Family Characteristics, Gender Differences, Grade Point Average
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Publication Type: Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education; High Schools; Secondary Education; Two Year Colleges
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance (ED)
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: ACT Assessment; College Board Achievement Tests
IES Funded: Yes
Grant or Contract Numbers: EDIES12C0087
What Works Clearinghouse Reviewed: Meets Evidence Standards without Reservations
WWC Study Page: https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/Study/90212
IES Publication: https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/pubs/20194002/