Access, Supports, and Performance in Dual Enrollment: A COVID-19 Case's Implications for Equity

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Title: Access, Supports, and Performance in Dual Enrollment: A COVID-19 Case's Implications for Equity
Language: English
Authors: Matt S. Giani (ORCID 0000-0001-7257-7253), Shruti Khandekar, Jennifer Porter
Source: AERA Open. 2025 11(1).
Availability: SAGE Publications. 2455 Teller Road, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320. Tel: 800-818-7243; Tel: 805-499-9774; Fax: 800-583-2665; e-mail: journals@sagepub.com; Web site: http://sagepub.com
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 17
Publication Date: 2025
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Education Level: High Schools
Secondary Education
Descriptors: Access to Education, Dual Enrollment, COVID-19, Pandemics, Equal Education, College Bound Students, Educational Trends, Trend Analysis, Academic Achievement, Achievement Gap, Blended Learning, Grades (Scholastic), Withdrawal (Education)
ISSN: 2332-8584
Abstract: Dual enrollment (DE) courses are a prominent strategy for promoting college access and success, but racial/ethnic and socioeconomic inequalities in participation remain stark. DE programs that broaden access may need to deploy strategies that provide targeted support and interventions to specific populations of students. However, whether DE programmatic elements are conducive to equity is unknown. In this study, we analyzed trends in student performance before COVID-19 and in COVID-19-impacted years in a hybrid DE program that made programmatic changes during the pandemic. We found that student performance in these DE courses improved during the pandemic, suggesting that modifications the program made may have benefited student performance overall, but racial/ethnic and socioeconomic inequalities also widened during this time. These results suggest the need for future research and reform on equitable interventions and support in broad-access DE courses.
Abstractor: As Provided
Entry Date: 2026
Accession Number: EJ1494777
Database: ERIC
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