Potholes on the Road to College
Potholes on the Road to College
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大学路上的坎坷
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2011
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J. Nagaoka
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Melissa Roderick;V. Coca;J. Nagaoka
本文考察了城市高中升学气候指标与学生申请、入学和选择四年制大学之间的关联程度。调查人员考察了两种机制，通过这种机制，高中可能会影响城市学校系统中低收入学生的大学入学率：(1)确保渴望获得四年制大学学位的高年级学生是否采取步骤申请并进入四年制大学，以及(2)影响学生是否进入选择性水平高于或高于他们有资格进入的大学（“大学匹配”）。我们研究了衡量大学氛围的不同方法，并开发了新的指标。研究结果表明，如果城市高中没有建立有效指导学生通过大学申请过程的组织规范和结构，那么资格和大学愿望就不一定转化为四年大学入学。在城市高中，如果有四年的大学学习模式，老师们对上大学有很高的期望和强烈的支持，在经济援助申请中有很高的参与度，那么这些高中的学生更有可能计划参加、申请、被录取，并进入符合他们资格的四年制大学。
This article examines the extent to which indicators of the college-going climate of urban high schools are associated with students’ application to, enrollment in, and choice among four-year colleges. The investigators examine two mechanisms by which high schools may shape college enrollment among low-income students in an urban school system: (1) by ensuring whether seniors who aspire to a four-year college degree take the steps to apply to and enroll in a four-year college, and (2) by influencing whether students enroll in colleges with selectivity levels at or above the kinds of colleges they are qualified to attend (a “college match”). We investigate different approaches to measuring college-going climate and develop new indicators. Findings suggest that qualifications and college aspirations will not necessarily translate into four-year college enrollment if urban high schools do not develop organizational norms and structures that guide students effectively through the college application process. Urban students who attend high schools where there is a pattern of four-year college-going, where teachers report high expectations and strong supports for college attendance, and where there is high participation in financial aid application are more likely to plan to attend, apply to, be accepted into, and enroll in a four-year college that matches their qualifications.