One-on-one adult support at school, such as a coach or counselor, helped students prioritize and complete college applications¶

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Evidence · 1 study · qualitative r2 · q2
Currency · newest study 2008 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i? Successful applicants in the case studies relied on at least one adult at their school for one-on-one support during critical college decisions. → Melissa Roderick 2008

Evidence¶

Melissa Roderick 2008¶

Melissa Roderick, Jenny Nagaoka, Vanessa Coca, Eliza Moeller, with Karen Roddie, Jamiliyah Gilliam, and Desmond Patton. (2008). From High School to the Future: Potholes on the Road to College (Case Studies). Consortium on Chicago School Research at the University of Chicago. https://consortium.uchicago.edu/publications/high-school-future-potholes-road-college

q2 · i? · qualitative · r2

Case-study evidence from Moises and Grady: Grady discussed his college list daily with the school counselor, and Moises looked to his baseball coach, who was "trying to give [the baseball team access to] many programs to get us noticed by colleges."

"Both young men relied on at least one adult at their school for one-on-one support as they made these criti- cal decisions."

Discussion¶

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