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Avitabile, Ciro; de Hoyos, Rafael – World Bank, 2015
A randomized control trial was conducted to study whether providing 10th grade students with information about the returns to upper secondary and tertiary education, and a source of financial aid for tertiary education, can contribute to improve student performance. The study finds that the intervention had no effects on the probability of taking…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, High School Students, Grade 10, Randomized Controlled Trials
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Schneider, Barbara; Broda, Michael; Judy, Justina – Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2013
Although students leave high school stating their plans to continue their education, some lack the information and strategies to successfully navigate a successful transition to college. This paper presents results from a randomized study that is part of a larger, quasi-experimental intervention, the College Ambition Program (CAP). The embedded…
Descriptors: Summer Programs, Outreach Programs, High School Graduates, Peer Teaching