Term of Award
Fall 2006
Degree Name
Doctor of Education in Education Administration (Ed.D.)
Document Type and Release Option
Dissertation (open access)
Copyright Statement / License for Reuse
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Department
Department of Leadership, Technology, and Human Development
Committee Chair
Meta Harris
Committee Member 1
Abebayehu Tekleselassie
Committee Member 2
Linda Arthur
Committee Member 3
Leon Spencer
Committee Member 3 Email
lespence@georgiasouthern.edu
Abstract
The Educational Talent Search (ETS) program is a pre-college information dissemination program that works with potential first-generation, low-income sixth through twelfth graders. The goal of the ETS program is to increase the number of first-generation, lowincome students graduating from high school and enrolling in programs of postsecondary study. The purpose of this current study is to determine if there are specific ETS program services that facilitate high school graduation and postsecondary enrollment, specifically at the four-year college/university level. The primary data source of this study is the Blumen database system for an ETS program hosted by a small two-year college in Georgia. The target group of this study is the 203 ETS participants who were in the twelfth grade during the 2003-2004 and 2004-2005 academic years. Data analysis results from chi square and logistic regression tests reveal that regardless of the academic year, admissions and financial aid information emerged as the greatest single predictor of this study of both high school graduation and postsecondary enrollment.
Recommended Citation
Jenkins, Sandra Jean, "Educational Talent Search: Assessing Student Outcomes for First-Generation, Low-Income Students in Rural Georgia" (2006). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 255.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/etd/255
Research Data and Supplementary Material
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