ERIC Number: ED375740
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1993-Dec
Pages: 51
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A Statewide Evaluation of Florida's College Reach-Out Program. Annual Report: 1991-92 Cohort.
Florida State Postsecondary Education Commission, Tallahassee.
This report presents an evaluation of Florida's College Reach-Out Program (CROP) and data on the 1991-92 cohort of institutions and students which the program serves. CROP is a state-wide program designed to increase the number of students successfully completing postsecondary education by providing disadvantaged students in grades 6 through 12 with academic enrichment activities as well as career and personal counseling. The program served 4,799 students through locations at 25 postsecondary institutions, an increase of 20 percent over the number served in 1990-91. Project evaluations found that CROP students were absent fewer days, received academic promotions at a higher rate, and exhibited better college preparatory course-taking than a comparison group of non-participants, and that a significantly larger percentage of CROP graduates pursued postsecondary education than did recent high school graduates statewide. The report recommends, among other things, that the state legislature increase funding for CROP activities on an incentive basis and that local CROP offices increase program evaluation and outreach activities. Four appendixes provide a copy of the CROP legislative statute, a list of funded institutions and consortia, data tables, and guidelines for identifying economically and academically disadvantaged youth. (MDM)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Aspiration, Career Counseling, College Bound Students, College School Cooperation, Counseling, Disadvantaged Youth, Economically Disadvantaged, Educational Attainment, Educational Opportunities, Educationally Disadvantaged, Elementary Secondary Education, Enrichment Activities, Higher Education, Outreach Programs, Program Descriptions, Program Evaluation, Program Improvement, State Legislation, State Programs
Publication Type: Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Florida State Postsecondary Education Commission, Tallahassee.
Identifiers - Location: Florida
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