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Access and equity in dual enrollment programs: Implications for policy formation
Higher Education in Review (2007)
  • Samuel D Museus, University of Massachusetts Boston
  • Brenda R Lutovsky, University of Maryland - College Park
  • Carol L Colbeck
Abstract

Each year, a substantial number of high school students throughout the United States participate in dual enrollment programs to simultaneously earn high school and college credit. Such dual enrollment programs offer numerous benefits to students, institutions, and society. Specifically, dual enrollment can be viewed as a potential tool for increasing preparation for and expanding access to postsecondary education. Dual enrollment programs, however, also have the potential to exacerbate already existing inequities in postsecondary opportunity. The aim of this study was to explore participation in dual enrollment programs throughout the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The results indicate that White and affluent students are considerably more likely to take advantage of dual enrollment opportunities than their racial/ethnic minority and less affluent counterparts. Implications for policy formation regarding dual enrollment programs are offered.

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Publication Date
2007
Citation Information
Museus, S. D., Lutovsky, B. R., & Colbeck, C. L. (2007). Access and equity in dual enrollment programs: Implications for policy formation. Higher Education in Review, 4, 1-19.