The National Evaluation of Upward Bound. Summary of First-Year Impacts and Program Operations. Executive Summary [microform] / David E. Myers and Mary T. Moore
- Bib ID:
- 5612298
- Format:
- Book and Microform
- Author:
- Myers, David E
- Online Version:
- https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED414848
Broken link? let us search Trove , the Wayback Machine , or Google for you.
- Description:
-
- [S.l.] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1997
- 10 p.
- Summary:
-
This monograph presents the executive summary of a study evaluating the first-year impacts and program operations of Upward Bound, a federal pre-college program designed to help economically disadvantaged students complete high school and gain access to post-secondary education. In 1996, 45,000 students participated in the program through projects offered by 601 grantees; the average cost per student was $3,800. Most students enter Upward Bound in ninth or tenth grade and participate in a multi-year program of weekly activities during the school year and an intensive summer program that simulates college. The study found two major impacts of Upward Bound--first, participating students expect to complete more schooling than similar students not in the program and, second, the program has a positive impact on the number of academic courses participants take. Other findings included: students who benefited most initially were those with lower academic expectations; Hispanic students appeared to benefit most from the program among racial/ethnic groups examined; the program showed no impact in the first year on participants' high school grades; many students left the program in the first year; and most Upward Bound projects focused on providing a rich and challenging program. (DB)
- Notes:
-
- Sponsoring Agency: Department of Education, Washington, DC. Office of the Under Secretary.
- Contract Number: LC-92001001.
- ERIC Note: For other reports in this series, see HE 030 837-838.
- May also be available online. Address as at 14/8/18: https://eric.ed.gov/
- Reproduction:
- Microfiche. [Washington D.C.]: ERIC Clearinghouse microfiches : positive.
- Subject:
-
- Academic Aspiration
- Access to Education
- College Bound Students
- Compensatory Education
- Disadvantaged Youth
- Dropout Rate
- Economically Disadvantaged
- Enrichment Activities
- High Schools
- Higher Education
- Hispanic Americans
- Longitudinal Studies
- Minority Groups
- Noncollege Bound Students
- Partnerships in Education
- Program Effectiveness
- Student Educational Objectives
- Upward Bound
- Other authors/contributors:
- Available From:
- ERIC
- Copyright:
-
In Copyright
You may copy under some circumstances, for example you may copy a portion for research or study. Order a copy through Copies Direct to the extent allowed under fair dealing. Contact us for further information about copying.
Copyright status was determined using the following information:
- Material type:
- Literary Dramatic Musical
- Published status:
- Published
- Publication date:
- 1997
Copyright status may not be correct if data in the record is incomplete or inaccurate. Other access conditions may also apply. For more information please see: Copyright in library collections.
Request this item
Request this item to view in the Library’s reading room.
Feedback
Similar items
- The National Evaluation of Upward Bound. The Short-Term Impact of Upward Bound [microform] : An Interim Report / David E. Myers and Allen L. Schirm
- Sex Equity in Secondary Schools [microform] : Implications for Vocational Education. Summary of Student Survey
- Impelled into experiences: the story of the Outward Bound schools [by] J. M. Hogan
- The challenge of Outward Bound [by] Basil Fletcher
- Summer writing conference to continue development of materials in expression of ideas (English) and quantitative thinking (mathematics) to be used in pre-college centers for students from low-income families. final report [microform]