ERIC Number: EJ1172700
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2018-Apr
Pages: 11
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1538-1927
EISSN: N/A
Focus on Student Success: Components for Effective Summer Bridge Programs
Gonzalez Quiroz, Alicia; Garza, Nora R.
Journal of Hispanic Higher Education, v17 n2 p101-111 Apr 2018
Using research focused on best practices, focus group information, and data analytics, the Title V: Focus on Student Success (FOSS) Grant created a model for the development, implementation, and evaluation of a summer bridge program. Results included increased academic performance indicators in first-year Hispanic college students. Validation for this work is based on 4 years of data at Laredo Community College, a 2-year public Hispanic Serving Community College along the Texas (United States)--México border.
Descriptors: Summer Programs, Success, Best Practices, Focus Groups, Data Analysis, Hispanic American Students, Community Colleges, Intervention, Control Groups, Experimental Groups, Statistical Analysis, Program Effectiveness, Program Evaluation, Program Implementation, Program Development, Academic Achievement, Transitional Programs, College Readiness, School Orientation, Two Year College Students, Academic Persistence
SAGE Publications. 2455 Teller Road, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320. Tel: 800-818-7243; Tel: 805-499-9774; Fax: 800-583-2665; e-mail: journals@sagepub.com; Web site: http://bibliotheek.ehb.be:2814
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education; Two Year Colleges
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: Department of Education (ED)
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers - Location: Texas
Grant or Contract Numbers: P031S120095