TY - JOUR
T1 - The role of pre-collegiate partnership programs in environments ambivalent about affirmative action
T2 - Reflections and outcomes from an early implementation
AU - Maruyama, Geoffrey
AU - Burke, Maggie
AU - Mariani, Carlos
PY - 2005/9
Y1 - 2005/9
N2 - Preparing underrepresented students for college success though pre-collegiate partnership programs is one alternative to affirmative action programs. This article describes the Multicultural Excellence Program (MEP), a partnership program between an urban school district and 22 four-year higher education institutions. MEP, begun in 2987, targets 7th-12th-grade students from groups historically underrepresented in higher education. It helps them plan how to prepare themselves for continuing on to a four-year college. Analyses evaluating program effectiveness examined outcomes of over 4,000 secondary students and 243 college students. Despite substantial turnover, particularly at transition points, MEP has been very successful in enrolling its high school graduates immediately in four-year colleges. Although many MEP students have thrived in college, a smaller proportion has struggled.
AB - Preparing underrepresented students for college success though pre-collegiate partnership programs is one alternative to affirmative action programs. This article describes the Multicultural Excellence Program (MEP), a partnership program between an urban school district and 22 four-year higher education institutions. MEP, begun in 2987, targets 7th-12th-grade students from groups historically underrepresented in higher education. It helps them plan how to prepare themselves for continuing on to a four-year college. Analyses evaluating program effectiveness examined outcomes of over 4,000 secondary students and 243 college students. Despite substantial turnover, particularly at transition points, MEP has been very successful in enrolling its high school graduates immediately in four-year colleges. Although many MEP students have thrived in college, a smaller proportion has struggled.
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U2 - 10.1111/j.1540-4560.2005.00415.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1540-4560.2005.00415.x
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:29144464705
SN - 0022-4537
VL - 61
SP - 427
EP - 448
JO - Journal of Social Issues
JF - Journal of Social Issues
IS - 3
ER -