Dual Enrollment

1. Why Dual Enrollment? 1 Eric Hofmann This chapter outlines the contents of this volume and presents anoverview of dual enrollment within the context of a nationalcollegecompletion agenda. Section I. Various Perspectives on Dual Enrollment 2. Does Dual Enrollment Increase Students' Success inCollege? Evidence from a Quasi-Experimental Analysis of DualEnrollment in New York City 11 Drew Allen, Mina Dadgar Researchers review studies on dual enrollment and postsecondaryachievement and highlight their recent analysis of New York City'sCollege Now program. 3. "I don't know, I've never been to college!" DualEnrollment as a College Readiness Strategy 21 Melinda Mechur Karp This chapter uses student interviews and a theoretical framework ofanticipatory socialization and role rehearsal to understand theimpact of dual enrollment on students who participate. 4. Teaching and Learning in the Dual Enrollment Classroom29 Katherine L. Hughes, Linsey Edwards Researchers use qualitative data from California's ConcurrentCourses Initiative to understand the impact of dual enrollmentprograms on pedagogical strategies. 5. The Impact of Dual Enrollment on the Institution39 Katherine N. Kinnick The director of a dual enrollment honors program discusses thevalue of dual enrollment programs to universities whilehighlighting programmatic concerns and challenges. 6. Data-Informed Practices in an Urban Dual EnrollmentProgram 49 Jeanette Kim This chapter describes how data inform program priorities andbenchmarks for success in a systemwide dual enrollment program inNew York City. 7. Dual Enrollment in the Broader Context of College-LevelHigh School Programs 59 Kristin Klopfenstein, Kit Lively This chapter provides an overview of some differences between dualenrollment and Advanced Placement programs, including theirorigins, the curriculum, and impact on postsecondaryachievement. Section II. Dual Enrollment Models That StrengthenSchool-College Partnerships 8. Using College Placement Exams as Early Signals of CollegeReadiness: An Examination of California's Early Assessment Programand New York's At Home in College Program 71 Andrea Venezia, Daniel Voloch This chapter explores the use of college placement exams andspecially designed courses in order to improve alignment betweensecondary and postsecondary institutions. 9. Early Colleges: A New Model of Schooling Focusing onCollege Readiness 81 Julie A. Edmunds This chapter presents quantitative and qualitative data from anexperimental study of early college high schools in North Carolina,as well as an overview of national studies of early colleges. 10. Dual Enrollment Lessons and the Development of The NewCommunity College at CUNY 91 Tracy Meade The former project director discusses the influence of dualenrollment programs on the planning of a new community college. 11. Dual Enrollment as a Liminal Space 101 Eric Hofmann, Daniel Voloch The authors propose a new metaphor for thinking about dualenrollment programs as a strategy to support successful collegetransition. INDEX 109