A Step Ahead for At-Risk Students: A Case Study of a Middle College High School
The Middle College High School program is a paradigm to help fix the high school to college pipeline issue for minority students. While this is viewed as a smooth transition from high school to college, researchers have failed to address whether or not the benefits of Middle College High School help retain at-risk students in higher education. This study involves understanding the experiences of minority Middle College High School graduates from the California, who are in post-secondary institutions. A total of 30 African American and Latino students, over the age of 18, will be surveyed. The survey will aim to address whether or not the students were prepared academically, socially, and culturally through the Middle College program for higher education. Furthermore, it also addressed if that preparation resulted in a higher retention percentage. This study will examine whether students who graduate from MCHS are equipped academically, socially, and culturally through their program and are retained in higher education. Once findings are obtained, the researcher should be able to implement this study on a national scale to measure the effectiveness of all MCHS nationwide.
School:
University of California at Irvine
Department:
Political Science
Research Advisor:
James D. Anderson
Department of Research Advisor:
Educational Policy Studies
Year of Publication:
2008