ERIC Number: ED671454
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2020-Sep
Pages: 46
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Happy Together? The Peer Effects of Dual Enrollment Students on Community College Student Outcomes. EdWorkingPaper No. 20-301
Vivian Yuen Ting Liu; Di Xu
Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University
Nationally, 15% of first-time community college students were high school dual enrollment (DE) students, which raises concerns about how high school peers might influence college enrollees. Using administrative data from a large state community college system, we examine whether being exposed to a higher percentage of DE peers in entry-level (gateway) math and English courses influences non-DE enrollees' performance. Using a two-way fixed effects model, our results indicate that college enrollees exposed to a higher proportion of DE peers had lower pass rates and grades in gateway courses, and higher course repetition rates. Supplemental student-level analysis suggests that greater exposure to DE peers during a student's initial semester in college reduces next-term college persistence.
Descriptors: Dual Enrollment, Two Year College Students, Community Colleges, High School Students, Peer Influence, Mathematics Instruction, English Instruction, Academic Achievement, Student Characteristics, Grades (Scholastic), Academic Persistence
Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University. Brown University Box 1985, Providence, RI 02912. Tel: 401-863-7990; Fax: 401-863-1290; e-mail: annenberg@brown.edu; Web site: https://annenberg.brown.edu/
Related Records: EJ1325628
Publication Type: Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education; Two Year Colleges; High Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
Sponsor: Ascendium Education Group, Inc.
Authoring Institution: Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University
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