High School Blugold Beginnings Program : an Investigation of Program Impact

Abstract

The Blugold Beginnings College and Career Readiness High School Program works with local schools to provide a comprehensive college connection for high school students. The program now assesses students' level of self-efficacy to determine whether students tend to increase in feelings of self-efficacy after participating in the Blugold Beginnings program. The purpose of this study was to investigate whether students in the Blugold Beginnings College and Career Readiness High School Program significantly increase their knowledge about post-secondary education and to assess whether this increased awareness coincides with an rise in students' feelings of self-efficacy and academic aspirations.