Date of Award
Spring 5-1-2015
Degree Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Department
Educational Leadership and School Counseling
Committee Chair
David Lee
Committee Chair Department
Educational Leadership and School Counseling
Committee Member 2
Leslie Locke
Committee Member 2 Department
Educational Leadership and School Counseling
Committee Member 3
Myron Labat
Committee Member 3 Department
Educational Leadership and School Counseling
Committee Member 4
James T. Johnson
Committee Member 4 Department
Educational Leadership and School Counseling
Abstract
The Gaining Early Awareness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) incentive program has been in place since the late 1990s nationally. This grant, which covers a time span of six years and offers up to eighteen million dollars in federal funds, is designed to increase college readiness and decrease dropout rate among high school students. This study examines the effectiveness of this grant in southern Mississippi for the graduating class of 2014. Utilizing both quantitative and qualitative methods to determine the effectiveness of this grant, this study draws some conclusions and recommendations for this incentive program.
Copyright
2015, David Micah Maxwell
Recommended Citation
Maxwell, David Micah, "A Mixed Method Study of the Effectiveness of Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) Federal Incentive Program in Southern Mississippi Public Secondary Schools" (2015). Dissertations. 51.
https://aquila.usm.edu/dissertations/51
Included in
Educational Leadership Commons, Elementary and Middle and Secondary Education Administration Commons, Elementary Education and Teaching Commons, Secondary Education and Teaching Commons