The Benefits of Summer Bridge Programs for Underrepresented and Low-Income Students.

Ackermann, Susan P.

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ERIC Number: EJ430184

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Publication Date: 1991

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The Benefits of Summer Bridge Programs for Underrepresented and Low-Income Students.

Ackermann, Susan P.

College and University, v66 n4 p201-08 Sum 1991

A study of a summer bridge program's effects on low-income and minority groups students during their first year at the University of California, Los Angeles, found that such programs can facilitate transition and adjustment to university or college life and improve academic performance and persistence rates. (Author/MSE)

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, College Admission, Developmental Studies Programs, Higher Education, Low Income Groups, Minority Groups, Program Effectiveness, Program Evaluation, School Holding Power, School Orientation, Student Adjustment, Summer Programs

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative

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Audience: Administrators; Practitioners

Language: English

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