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The Impact of TRIO Upward Bound Program Participation on Student Outcomes: TRIO Upward Bound Case Study

Partridge, Cynthia E

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2016, PhD, University of Cincinnati, Education, Criminal Justice, and Human Services: Educational Studies.
TRIO Upward Bound is the flagship U.S. Department of Education pre-college program designed to assist potential future college students who are low-income, first-generation, or at high risk for academic failure in pursuing and completing postsecondary education. The word TRIO was used by the federal government in the late 1960s for the three original educational opportunity programs: Upward Bound; Student Support Services; and Educational Talent Search. Six additional programs were added by 1998, totaling nine TRIO programs. This qualitative research study examined the impact of TRIO Upward Bound participation length and level on participants’ high school completion, college enrollment and success, civic participation, and citizenship practices. The study results revealed that former students found TRIO Upward Bound to be an effective program that not only helped them with the academic and social skills necessary to graduate from high school and complete postsecondary education, but also led to civic engagement and good citizenship practices, such as voting, paying taxes, abiding by the law, postponing parenthood, employment, and community service. In addition, I found that students who remained in the program the longest, completed the Bridge Program (the second level and final phase of the program), and officially graduated from TRIO Upward Bound obtained their Bachelor and Associate degrees at much higher rates than those with less program participation length and level. They also received the highest level of program benefits, which included the bachelor’s degree and full time employment.
Samuel Stringfield, Ph.D. (Committee Chair)
Vanessa Allen-Brown, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
Roger Collins, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
285 p.

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  • Partridge, C. E. (2016). The Impact of TRIO Upward Bound Program Participation on Student Outcomes: TRIO Upward Bound Case Study [Doctoral dissertation, University of Cincinnati]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1457426206

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Partridge, Cynthia. The Impact of TRIO Upward Bound Program Participation on Student Outcomes: TRIO Upward Bound Case Study. 2016. University of Cincinnati, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1457426206.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Partridge, Cynthia. "The Impact of TRIO Upward Bound Program Participation on Student Outcomes: TRIO Upward Bound Case Study." Doctoral dissertation, University of Cincinnati, 2016. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1457426206

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)