Smoothing the Transition to Postsecondary Education: The Impact of the Early College Model

Developed in response to concerns that too few students were enrolling and succeeding in postsecondary education, early college high schools are small schools that blur the line between high school and college. This article presents results from a longitudinal experimental study comparing outcomes f...

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Published inJournal of research on educational effectiveness Vol. 10; no. 2; pp. 297 - 325
Main Authors Edmunds, Julie A, Unlu, Fatih, Glennie, Elizabeth, Bernstein, Lawrence, Fesler, Lily, Furey, Jane, Arshavsky, Nina
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Routledge 2017
Subjects
Admission (School)
Advanced Placement Programs
College Bound Students
College Credits
College Preparation
College School Cooperation
College Students
Comparative Analysis
Control Groups
Dual Enrollment
Experimental Groups
Graduation Rate
High School Graduates
High School Students
High Schools
Higher Education
Longitudinal Studies
Postsecondary Education
Selective Admission
Transitional Programs
North Carolina
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Summary:Developed in response to concerns that too few students were enrolling and succeeding in postsecondary education, early college high schools are small schools that blur the line between high school and college. This article presents results from a longitudinal experimental study comparing outcomes for students accepted to an early college through a lottery process with outcomes for students who were not accepted through the lottery and enrolled in high school elsewhere. Results show that treatment students attained significantly more college credits while in high school, and graduated from high school, enrolled in postsecondary education, and received postsecondary credentials at higher rates. Results for subgroups are included.
ISSN:1934-5747
DOI:10.1080/19345747.2016.1191574