The Role of Pre‐collegiate Partnership Programs in Environments Ambivalent about Affirmative Action

Reflections and Outcomes from an Early Implementation

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ID10219975
AuthorsGeoffrey Maruyama (0000-0002-8367-6625, University of Minnesota System, corresponding author), Maggie Burke (University of Minnesota), Carlos Mariani
Year2005
Volume61
Issue3
Pages427-448
Publication date2005-09-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Social Issues (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0022-4537 • E-ISSN: 1540-4560
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/j.1540-4560.2005.00415.x
OpenAlexW2044467998
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited9

Preparing underrepresented students for college success though pre‐collegiate partnership programs is one alternative to affirmative action programs. This article describes the Multicultural Excellence Program (MEP), a partnership program between an urban school district and 22 four‐year higher education institutions. MEP, begun in 1987, targets 7th–12th‐grade students from groups historically underrepresented in higher education. It helps them plan how to prepare themselves for continuing on to a four‐year college. Analyses evaluating program effectiveness examined outcomes of over 4,000 secondary students and 243 college students. Despite substantial turnover, particularly at transition points, MEP has been very successful in enrolling its high school graduates immediately in four‐year colleges. Although many MEP students have thrived in college, a smaller proportion has struggled

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