The Forgotten Summer: Does the Offer of College Counseling after High School Mitigate Summer Melt among College-Intending, Low-Income High School Graduates?
Castleman, Benjamin L.; Page, Lindsay C.; Schooley, Korynn (2014). Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, v33 n2 p320-344. Retrieved from: https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ1027721
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examining1,806Students, gradePS
Grant Competition
Review Details
Reviewed: February 2016
- Grant Competition
- Randomized Controlled Trial
- Meets WWC standards without reservations
This review may not reflect the full body of research evidence for this intervention.
Evidence Tier rating based solely on this study. This intervention may achieve a higher tier when combined with the full body of evidence.
Findings
Evidence Tier rating based solely on this study. This intervention may achieve a higher tier when combined with the full body of evidence.
Sample Characteristics
Study sample characteristics were not reported.The Forgotten Summer: Does the Offer of College Counseling after High School Mitigate Summer Melt among College-Intending, Low-Income High School Graduates?
Review Details
Reviewed: March 2015
- Single Study Review (526 KB) (findings for College Counseling After High School)
- Randomized Controlled Trial
- Meets WWC standards without reservations
This review may not reflect the full body of research evidence for this intervention.
Evidence Tier rating based solely on this study. This intervention may achieve a higher tier when combined with the full body of evidence.
Findings
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Outcome measure |
Comparison | Period | Sample |
Intervention mean |
Comparison mean |
Significant? |
Improvement index |
Evidence tier |
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Continuous First-Year Enrollment |
College Counseling After High School vs. Business as usual |
Spring Semester |
Boston Full Sample;
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0.81 |
0.74 |
Yes |
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Continuous Enrollment into Sophomore Year |
College Counseling After High School vs. Business as usual |
Fall Sophomore Year |
Boston Full Sample;
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0.72 |
0.64 |
Yes |
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Immediate Enrollment |
College Counseling After High School vs. Business as usual |
Fall Semester |
Boston Full Sample;
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0.83 |
0.78 |
Yes |
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Immediate Enrollment |
College Counseling After High School vs. Business as usual |
Fall Semester |
Georgia Full;
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0.88 |
0.85 |
Yes |
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Continuous First-Year Enrollment |
College Counseling After High School vs. Business as usual |
Spring Semester |
Georgia Full;
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0.83 |
0.81 |
No |
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Continuous Enrollment into Sophomore Year |
College Counseling After High School vs. Business as usual |
Fall Sophomore Year |
Georgia Full;
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0.71 |
0.68 |
No |
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Continuous First-Year Enrollment |
College Counseling After High School vs. Business as usual |
Spring Semester |
Boston: EFC=0;
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0.87 |
0.73 |
Yes |
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Immediate Enrollment |
College Counseling After High School vs. Business as usual |
Fall Semester |
Boston: EFC=0;
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0.89 |
0.76 |
Yes |
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Continuous Enrollment into Sophomore Year |
College Counseling After High School vs. Business as usual |
Fall Sophomore Year |
Boston: EFC>0 Pell;
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0.82 |
0.66 |
Yes |
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Continuous Enrollment into Sophomore Year |
College Counseling After High School vs. Business as usual |
Fall Sophomore Year |
Boston: EFC=0;
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0.78 |
0.64 |
Yes |
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Immediate Enrollment |
College Counseling After High School vs. Business as usual |
Fall Semester |
Georgia: FRPL;
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0.72 |
0.63 |
Yes |
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Continuous First-Year Enrollment |
College Counseling After High School vs. Business as usual |
Spring Semester |
Boston: EFC>0 Pell;
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0.89 |
0.85 |
No |
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Continuous Enrollment into Sophomore Year |
College Counseling After High School vs. Business as usual |
Fall Sophomore Year |
Georgia: FRPL;
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0.44 |
0.39 |
No |
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Immediate Enrollment |
College Counseling After High School vs. Business as usual |
Fall Semester |
Boston: EFC>0 Pell;
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0.86 |
0.83 |
No |
-- | ||
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Continuous Enrollment into Sophomore Year |
College Counseling After High School vs. Business as usual |
Fall Sophomore Year |
Georgia: Non-FRPL;
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0.83 |
0.81 |
No |
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Continuous First-Year Enrollment |
College Counseling After High School vs. Business as usual |
Spring Semester |
Georgia: FRPL;
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0.62 |
0.59 |
No |
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Continuous First-Year Enrollment |
College Counseling After High School vs. Business as usual |
Spring Semester |
Georgia: Non-FRPL;
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0.90 |
0.89 |
No |
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Immediate Enrollment |
College Counseling After High School vs. Business as usual |
Fall Semester |
Georgia: Non-FRPL;
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0.93 |
0.93 |
No |
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Continuous Enrollment into Sophomore Year |
College Counseling After High School vs. Business as usual |
Fall Sophomore Year |
Boston: Non-Pell grant eligible;
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0.65 |
0.79 |
Yes |
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Immediate Enrollment |
College Counseling After High School vs. Business as usual |
Fall Semester |
Boston: Non-Pell grant eligible;
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0.84 |
0.94 |
Yes |
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Continuous First-Year Enrollment |
College Counseling After High School vs. Business as usual |
Spring Semester |
Boston: Non-Pell grant eligible;
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0.80 |
0.96 |
Yes |
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Sample Characteristics
Characteristics of study sample as reported by study author.
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Ethnicity Hispanic 13% Not Hispanic or Latino 87%
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