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Showing 1 to 11 of 11 for “"College preparation programs"”.
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Black Women's Literary Mixtape: Our Self-Defined Experiences of Student Success
… Thought, and the Conceptual Model of Black Women College Student Success, uses sista circle methodology to explore how 3rd and 4th-year Black college women at predominantly Black institutions (PBIs) in the southeastern region of the U.S. self-define success from an anti-deficit lens, what lived …
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First Year College Experiences of California’s Central Valley Latina/o/x Students
<p>Making the decision to attend and pursue college as a means of social mobility is an option students in the state of California make every year when graduating high school. Scholars have contributed extensively to understand how students prepare and transition into their first year of college, …
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A study of the 2014 Freshman Connection: Adventure participants and their involvement at Rowan University
… and the Freshman Connection: Adventure programs impact on their college experience. Data analysis suggested that students who participated in Freshman Connection: Adventure are widely involved on campus in different aspects. Data also suggested that the program gave students a positive …
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The sophomore slope: understanding the impact of the pre-college institute on academic self-efficacy in sophomore students
… understand what impact the six-week summer Pre-College Institute (PCI) had on the development of academic self-efficacy in the lives of sophomore students enrolled at Rowan University in Glassboro, NJ during the 2013-2014 academic year who had participated in the PCI summer program prior to …
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Mitigating delinquency through academic intervention: an empirical test of social control theory
Using school and program records for 236 ninth grade students involved in the GEAR UP program, a partial test of Hirschi’s social control theory (1969) was conducted to investigate the effect of academic performance and social bonds on problem behavior. Rarely tested in at-risk, minority student …
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The impact of the pre-college high school program AVID (Advancement Via Individual Determination) on Millville Senior High School students' success in college
… purpose of this study was to investigate the pre-college program AVID (Advancement Via Individual Determination) and its impact on Millville Senior High School's recent graduates now attending higher education institutions. The study investigated the attitudes of students who had participated in …
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Educationally underprepared students' perception of their experience in a pre-freshman bridge program
… program readied them for the academic rigors of college and developed in them the skills to be successful first year students. Students also reported that the program expanded their capacity and desire to initiate conversations with and learn from peers who were different from them. Additionally, …
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College faculty and staff perceptions of the transition from high school to college for marginalized learners at an open access online university
… students for the transition from high school to college. The results look to highlight the importance of academic skills as identified by advisors and instructors to provide a framework for K-12 educators working with marginalized students.
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A qualitative case study assessing student transition from McKinney High School to college.
… high school, many students will pursue a college degree. When considering education beyond high school, it is imperative that every student who graduates from high school has developed the appropriate skills necessary to meet college expectations. This research study used Weidman's Model …