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Social Capital and First-Generation College Students: Examining the Relationship Between Mentoring and College Enrollment.
- Source :
- Education & Urban Society; Feb2023, Vol. 55 Issue 2, p143-174, 32p
- Publication Year :
- 2023
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Abstract
- There is an increasingly large disparity in college graduation rates among low-income and first-generation college students. Research suggests that the main reason for this discrepancy is the lack of access to information and knowledge about the college process. First-generation students have fewer people in their social network who went to college and thus cannot help them navigate the difficult and multi-step process of finding, applying, and enrolling in college. Mentoring, however, has been proven to be a successful intervention for helping these populations navigate the post-secondary process. This paper evaluates a school-based hybrid mentoring program to attempt to measure the relationship between mentors and how students in New York City navigated the post-secondary process and enrolled in college. Findings show that program lessons, number of months matched, and meeting out of program are important program elements in increasing a student's likelihood of graduating high school and enrolling on-time in college. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00131245
- Volume :
- 55
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Education & Urban Society
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 161061486
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1177/00131245221076097