Closing participation gaps: exploring the factors influencing Hispanic students' participation in a dual enrollment program

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Title:	Closing participation gaps: exploring the factors influencing Hispanic students' participation in a dual enrollment program
Author:	Green, Oralia
Abstract:	The study examined factors that influenced high school students' participation in a college dual enrollment program. The purpose was to determine why more students from a large high school with a predominately Hispanic enrollment did not participate in a dual enrollment program. The sample design included college-bound high school juniors and seniors participating and not participating in a dual enrollment program. Family and teacher influences emerged as salient predictors of participation, while factors such as a lack of information, academic un-preparedness and a lack of qualified teachers to teach dual enrollment were associated with internal barriers to participation.
Department:	Educational Administration
Subject:	Dual enrollment--Texas--Houston--Case studies Articulation (Education)--Texas--Houston--Case studies Hispanic American students--Education--Texas--Houston--Case studies Hispanic American students--Texas--Houston--Attitudes--Case studies Academic achievement--Texas--Houston--Case studies Sam Houston High School (Houston, Tex.)--Students--Attitudes Sam Houston High School (Houston, Tex.) Houston Community College System
URI:	http://hdl.handle.net/2152/3221
Date:	2007