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Direct linkLiane I. Hypolite; Joseph A. Kitchen; Adrianna Kezar – Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice, 2025
Higher education institutions are utilizing comprehensive college transition programs (CCTPs) to streamline support, promote retention and success, and address the structural barriers that at-promise students face. Yet, research about the role of CCTPs rarely explores the importance of major and career self-efficacy (MCSE) for these populations,…
Descriptors: Majors (Students), Careers, Self Efficacy, Low Income Students
Alexis Jones; Xumei Fan; Leigh K. D'Amico; Janice Kilburn; Chelsea Richard – Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 2025
Kindergarten transition programs support successful school transitions for families and may reduce disparities in academic readiness upon school entry. Yet, access and participation in high-quality summer transition programs are lower among children from disadvantaged backgrounds. This study examined the impact of a summer kindergarten transition…
Descriptors: Summer Programs, Transitional Programs, School Readiness, Kindergarten
Joseph A. Kitchen; K. C. Culver; Gwendelyn Rivera; Zoë B. Corwin – Teachers College Record, 2025
Background: Low-income students face cultural and social challenges navigating college environments that privilege middle- and upper-class norms, knowledge, and values; these challenges lead to difficulty transitioning to college and disparities in student success for low-income students relative to their higher-income counterparts. Peer…
Descriptors: Low Income Students, Mentors, Success, Transitional Programs
Ifeatu Oliobi; Kristen Glasener; James Dean Ward; Elizabeth Davidson Pisacreta; Caroline Doglio; Dillon Ruddell – Peabody Journal of Education, 2025
This qualitative case study explores student and staff perceptions of whether and how participation in pre-enrollment summer transition programs influenced the sense of belonging and preparedness of first-generation and limited-income students in their first year of college. These summer transition programs are provided as part of the Kessler…
Descriptors: Outcomes of Education, First Generation College Students, College Freshmen, Student Attitudes
Download full textVictoria Wang; Hanna Melnick; Melanie Leung-Gagné; Shaakira Parker; Marjorie Wechsler – Learning Policy Institute, 2025
California made a historic commitment to early childhood education in 2021 by providing universal prekindergarten (UPK) for all 4-year-olds by 2025-26 and expanding access for income-eligible 3-year-olds. California's UPK initiative includes multiple early learning programs, including transitional kindergarten (TK), the California State Preschool…
Descriptors: State Programs, State Legislation, Preschool Education, Equal Education
Carmen L. Araoz, Editor – ITHAKA S+R, 2025
The American Talent Initiative's Student Success Research Grant Program supported research studies aimed at deepening our understanding of the institutional practices and strategies that can improve student success at high-graduation-rate institutions. The findings will offer actionable recommendations for supporting lower-income students, while…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Students, Educational Practices, Educational Strategies
