Improving research-based knowledge of college promise programs / edited by Laura W. Perna and Edward J. Smith.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Perna, Laura W., editor.

Smith, Edward J., editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

College promise programs--United States--Evaluation.

College promise programs.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (viii, 349 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, District of Columbia : American Educational Research Association, [2020]

Summary:

Also known as "free tuition" and "free college" programs, college promise programs are an emerging approach for increasing higher education attainment of people in particular places. To maximize the effectiveness of their efforts and investments, program leaders and policymakers need research-based evidence to inform program design, implementation, and evaluation. With the goal of addressing this knowledge need, this volume presents a collection of research studies that examine several categories and variations of college promise programs. These theoretically grounded empirical investigations use varied data sources and analytic techniques to examine the effects of college promise programs that have different design features and operate in different places. Individually and collectively, the results of these studies have implications for the design and implementation of promise programs if these programs are to create meaningful improvements in attainment for people from underserved groups. The authors' efforts also provide a useful foundation for the next generation of college promise research.

Contents:

Cover

Book Title

Copyright

Acknowledgments

Contents

1 INTRODUCTION Improving Research-Based Knowledge of College Promise Programs Laura W. Perna and Edward J. Smith

2 SETTING THE STAGE A History and Overview of the College Promise Movement Catherine M. Millett, Stephanie R. Saunders, Martha J. Kanter, and Robyn Hiestand

Part 1 What Do We Know From Prior Research About the Effects of Promise Programs?

3 Promises Fulfilled? A Systematic Review of the Impacts of College Promise Programs Elise Swanson, Angela R. Watson, and Gary W. Ritter

4 A Systematic Review of Evidence on the Effectiveness of Targeted College Access Programs Offering No-Cost or Subsidized College Enrollment Wendy Castillo, Gregory J. Collins, and Rebecca A. Maynard

Part 2 What Are the Effects of Different Types of College Promise Programs?

5 The Effect of the El Dorado Promise Scholarship on Higher Education, K-12, and Community Outcomes Gary W. Ritter and Elise Swanson

6 The Promise of Free College (and Its Potential Pitfalls): Evidence From a Randomized Controlled Trial of a Performance-Based Aid Program Douglas N. Harris, Raquel Farmer-Hinton, Debbie H. Kim, John B. Diamond, Tangela Blakely Reavis, Kelly Krupa Rifelj, Hilary A. Lustick, and Bradley Carl

7 Keeping the Promise: Early Outcomes of Tennessee's Tuition-Free College Initiative Emily House and Madison Dell

8 Echo of a Promise: The Impact of State-Designated Michigan Promise Zones Meredith S. Billings

9 The Promise of Summer: A Case Study of Motivation and Impact Among Low-Income Students Susan Gershenfeld, Denice Ward Hood, and Min Zhan

10 The Promise of "Free" Tuition and Program Design Features: Impacts on First-Time College Enrollment Amy Y. Li and Denisa Gándara.

11 Community College Promise Programs and Local Impact: Aggregate Effects of College Attainment in Three Promise Communities Roman Ruiz, Elaine W. Leigh, Ashley Napier, and Manuel S. González Canché

Part 3 What Forces Contribute to the Establishment of a Promise Program?

12 A Promising Trend? An Event History Analysis of Factors Associated With Establishing Single-Institution College Promise Programs Jennifer A. Delaney and Elaine W. Leigh

Part 4 Where Do We Go From Here?

13 CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS How Our Findings Bear on Future Policy, Practice, and Research Laura W. Perna and Edward J. Smith

Name Index

Subject Index

About the Contributors.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-935302-90-5