Journal article
Improving College Access at Low-Income High Schools? The Impact of GEAR UP Iowa on Postsecondary Enrollment and Persistence
Educational evaluation and policy analysis, Vol.40(3), pp.399-419
09/01/2018
DOI: 10.3102/0162373718778133
Abstract
GEAR UP (Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs) is a federal program designed to promote college access and success for students from low-income backgrounds. Although some literature has examined K-12 outcomes, little research has explored the extent to which GEAR UP achieves its intended postsecondary objectives. The present study used a difference-in-differences design with a sample of 17,605 students to explore the impact of GEAR UP Iowa on college enrollment and persistence. The findings indicate that GEAR UP Iowa promotes the college enrollment of high school graduates by 3 to 4 percentage points, whereas it appears to have no effect on college persistence. Results are similar regardless of students' socioeconomic status, race/ethnicity, sex, and K-12 special education status.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Improving College Access at Low-Income High Schools? The Impact of GEAR UP Iowa on Postsecondary Enrollment and Persistence
- Creators
- Nicholas A. Bowman - Univ Iowa, Dept Educ Policy & Leadership Studies, Iowa City, IA 52242 USASanga Kim - University of IowaLaura Ingleby - Iowa College Student Aid CommissionDavid C. Ford - Texas Education AgencyChristina Sibaouih - Iowa College Student Aid Commission
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Educational evaluation and policy analysis, Vol.40(3), pp.399-419
- Publisher
- Sage
- DOI
- 10.3102/0162373718778133
- ISSN
- 0162-3737
- eISSN
- 1935-1062
- Number of pages
- 21
- Grant note
- Roy J. Carver Charitable Trust
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 09/01/2018
- Academic Unit
- Educational Policy and Leadership Studies; Public Policy Center (Archive); Center for Social Science Innovation
- Record Identifier
- 9984283567802771
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