Dual Enrollment

This volume focuses on the goals, practices, policies, andoutcomes of programs that enroll high school students in collegecourses for college credit. This volume examines:* The details of dual enrollment programs* Their impact on student achievement and institutionalpractices* How they support a student's transition to, and successin, college* The role of higher education in improving K-12education.It presents quantitative and qualitative studies thatinvestigate the impact of dual enrollment programs on student andfaculty participants. Accounts by dual enrollment programadministrators provide examples of how their programs operate andhow data have been used to set benchmarks for program success.Chapters also explore models that build off dual enrollment'sphilosophy of school-college partnerships and embrace a morerobust framework for supporting college transition.This is the 158th volume of this Jossey-Bass series.Addressed to higher education decision makers on all kinds ofcampuses, New Directions forHigher Education provides timely information andauthoritative advice about major issues and administrative problemsconfronting every institution.