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Each year, many students with affordable college options and the
academic skills needed to succeed do not enroll at all, enroll at
institutions where they are not well-positioned for success, or
drop out of college before earning a credential. Efforts to address
these challenges have included changes in financial aid policy,
increased availability of information, and enhanced academic
support. This volume argues that the efficacy of these strategies
can be improved by taking account of contemporary research on how
students make choices. In Decision Making for Student Success,
scholars from the fields of behavioral economics, education, and
public policy explore contemporary research on decision-making and
highlight behavioral insights that can improve postsecondary access
and success. This exciting volume will provide scholars,
researchers, and higher education administrators with valuable
perspectives and low-cost strategies that they can employ to
improve outcomes for underserved populations.
For decades schools have invested substantial resources in boosting
educational outcomes for disadvantaged students, but those
investments have not always generated positive outcomes. Although
many communities have expanded school choice, for example, families
often choose to keep their children in failing schools. And while
the federal government has increased the size of Pell Grants, many
college-bound students who would be eligible for aid never apply.
Then there is the troubling trend of "summer melt," in which up to
40 percent of high school graduates who have been accepted to
college, mostly from under served communities, fail to show up for
the fall semester. In The 160-Character Solution, Benjamin L
Castleman shows how insights from behavioral economics-the study of
how social, cognitive, and emotional factors affect our decisions -
can be leveraged to help students complete assignments, perform to
their full potential on tests, and choose schools and colleges
where they are well-positioned for success. By employing behavioral
strategies or "nudges," Castleman shows, administrators, teachers,
and parents can dramatically improve educational outcomes from
preschool to college. Castleman applies the science of decision
making to explain why inequalities persist at various stages in
education and to identify innovative solutions to improve students'
academic achievement and attainment. By focusing on behavioral
changes, Castleman demonstrates that small changes in how we ask
questions, design applications, and tailor reminders can have
remarkable impacts on student and school success.
Each year, many students with affordable college options and the
academic skills needed to succeed do not enroll at all, enroll at
institutions where they are not well-positioned for success, or
drop out of college before earning a credential. Efforts to address
these challenges have included changes in financial aid policy,
increased availability of information, and enhanced academic
support. This volume argues that the efficacy of these strategies
can be improved by taking account of contemporary research on how
students make choices. In Decision Making for Student Success,
scholars from the fields of behavioral economics, education, and
public policy explore contemporary research on decision-making and
highlight behavioral insights that can improve postsecondary access
and success. This exciting volume will provide scholars,
researchers, and higher education administrators with valuable
perspectives and low-cost strategies that they can employ to
improve outcomes for underserved populations.
Under increasing pressure to raise graduation rates and ensure that
students leave high school college- and career-ready, many school
and district leaders may believe that, when students graduate with
college acceptances in hand, their work is done. But as Benjamin L.
Castleman and Lindsay C. Page show, summer can be a time of
significant attrition among collegeintending seniors - especially
those from low-income families. Anywhere from 10 to 40 percent of
students presumed to be headed to college fail to matriculate at
any postsecondary institution in the fall following high school.
Summer Melt explores the complex factors that contribute to this
trend - the absence of school support, confusion over paperwork,
lack of parental guidance, and the teenage tendency to
procrastinate. The authors draw on findings from fields such as
neuroscience, behavioral economics, and social psychology to
contextualize these factors. Drawing on a series of research
studies, they show how schools and districts can developeffective,
low-cost, scalable responses - including counselor outreach, peer
mentoring, and using text messages and social media - to help
students stay on track over the summer. Summer Melt offers very
practical guidance for schools and districts committed to helping
their students make the transition to college.
Under increasing pressure to raise graduation rates and ensure that
students leave high school college- and career-ready, many school
and district leaders may believe that, when students graduate with
college acceptances in hand, their work is done. But as Benjamin L.
Castleman and Lindsay C. Page show, summer can be a time of
significant attrition among collegeintending seniors - especially
those from low-income families. Anywhere from 10 to 40 percent of
students presumed to be headed to college fail to matriculate at
any postsecondary institution in the fall following high school.
Summer Melt explores the complex factors that contribute to this
trend - the absence of school support, confusion over paperwork,
lack of parental guidance, and the teenage tendency to
procrastinate. The authors draw on findings from fields such as
neuroscience, behavioral economics, and social psychology to
contextualize these factors. Drawing on a series of research
studies, they show how schools and districts can developeffective,
low-cost, scalable responses - including counselor outreach, peer
mentoring, and using text messages and social media - to help
students stay on track over the summer. Summer Melt offers very
practical guidance for schools and districts committed to helping
their students make the transition to college.
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