Student Supports for Achieving College and Career Readiness
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| Title: | Student Supports for Achieving College and Career Readiness |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Edward C. Fletcher, Turhan K. Carroll, Bo Hyun Lee, Carrie Burggraf |
| Source: | Journal of College Access. 2025 10(3):28-47. |
| Availability: | Journal of College Access. 1903 W. Michigan Avenue, Kalamazoo, MI 49008. Web site: http://scholarworks.wmich.edu/jca/ |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 21 |
| Publication Date: | 2025 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | Higher Education Postsecondary Education High Schools Secondary Education |
| Descriptors: | College Readiness, Career Readiness, Social Capital, School Districts, College Attendance, Ethnicity, Race, Student Characteristics, Futures (of Society), Adults, Social Networks, Academic Aspiration, Student Diversity, High School Students, Cultural Relevance, Metropolitan Areas, Program Descriptions |
| ISSN: | 2333-715X |
| Abstract: | School community members help to foster students' college-going mindsets by creating and facilitating a college-going culture within the school. Based on our findings of a school district composed of a majority ethnically and racially diverse student body, we found the district to be successful in promoting social capital by way of a school stakeholder community. The school stakeholders leveraged social capital to promote a college and career going culture within the context of career pathway programs. This culture promoted a sense of belonging where students felt supported in achieving their goals of being college and career ready. Most notably, the district relied on a dedicated college and career readiness lynchpin that provided frequent and ongoing critical conversations with students about their futures and exposed them to opportunities and a network of supportive adults who could support them in achieving their individual goals. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2025 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1480633 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | School community members help to foster students' college-going mindsets by creating and facilitating a college-going culture within the school. Based on our findings of a school district composed of a majority ethnically and racially diverse student body, we found the district to be successful in promoting social capital by way of a school stakeholder community. The school stakeholders leveraged social capital to promote a college and career going culture within the context of career pathway programs. This culture promoted a sense of belonging where students felt supported in achieving their goals of being college and career ready. Most notably, the district relied on a dedicated college and career readiness lynchpin that provided frequent and ongoing critical conversations with students about their futures and exposed them to opportunities and a network of supportive adults who could support them in achieving their individual goals. |
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| ISSN: | 2333-715X |
