Theses and Dissertations

Date of Award

2023

Document Type

Dissertation - NSU Access Only

Degree Name

Doctor of Education (EdD)

Department

Abraham S. Fischler College of Education and School of Criminal Justice

Advisor

Sherilyn W. Poole

Committee Member

Adriel Hilton

Keywords

first-generation student, lowincome student, TRIO Programs, Upward Bound Program, college readiness program

Abstract

First-generation/low-income high school seniors have been facing a challenge in regards to wanting to attend a four-year college: finishing the college application process. In high schools, guidance counselors are given the assignment of assisting high school seniors with the college application process. The issue for the guidance counselors is that they do not have enough time daily to properly help first-generation/low-income high school seniors with the college application process. The students were unable to get help from home due to their parent(s) lack of knowledge with the college application process because their parent(s) did not obtain their bachelor's degree. This applied dissertation was designed to provide a way for high schools to better assist first-generation/low-income high school seniors with the college application process.

First-generation/low-income high school seniors, who were also part of an Upward Bound Program, were surveyed for this study. The study also examined how college readiness programs could assist high schools with academic needs of first-generation/ low-income high school students; not only with the college application process, but with other academic needs. This can provide relief for the guidance counselors because they have a lot of students they have to serve on their caseload and not given the time on a daily basis to properly help them. The results of this study concluded that majority of the help they received with the college application process was from an Upward Bound Program. It was discovered that these students benefitted from getting step by step help with the process from an Upward Bound Program.

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