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A Quantitative Analysis of The Kenyon Education Enrichment Plan

Amador, Adrienne A.
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1338259340

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2012, Master of Arts, Ohio State University, EDU Policy and Leadership.
Kenyon College is a small, private liberal arts institution that prides itself on the recruitment and retention of diversity students. In order to improve upon recruitment and retention strategies of diversity students, Kenyon designed and implemented a 6-week long, intensive summer bridge program beginning in the summer of 2007. In this study, a quantitative analysis of the program is conducted in order to determine whether students participating in the program are more successful at the College through measures such as first-year grade point average, retention, and persistence. Though each summer cohort is no more than 12 students, which means sample size prevents generalizability, the strength of the internal validity makes this study worthwhile. Due to the small number of participants, however, results of the quantitative study were mostly inconclusive with the exception of students coming from African American descent. African American students who participated in the program had much higher grade point averages than those who did not participate in the program. Additionally, retention rates were higher among program participants than non-participants, but persistence rates were higher among non-participants. Further research is definitely suggested and should include qualitative as well as quantitative measures.
Jerome D'Agostino (Advisor)
Richard Lomax (Committee Member)
43 p.
Higher Education
Achievement Gap; Bridge Program; College Success

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  • Amador, A. A. (2012). A Quantitative Analysis of The Kenyon Education Enrichment Plan [Master's thesis, Ohio State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1338259340

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Amador, Adrienne. A Quantitative Analysis of The Kenyon Education Enrichment Plan. 2012. Ohio State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1338259340.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Amador, Adrienne. "A Quantitative Analysis of The Kenyon Education Enrichment Plan." Master's thesis, Ohio State University, 2012. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1338259340

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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