Universal Pre-K and College Enrollment: Is There a Link?
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| Title: | Universal Pre-K and College Enrollment: Is There a Link? |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | William T. Gormley, Sara Amadon, Katherine Magnuson, Amy Claessens, Douglas Hummel-Price (ORCID |
| Source: | AERA Open. 2023 9(1). |
| Availability: | SAGE Publications. 2455 Teller Road, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320. Tel: 800-818-7243; Tel: 805-499-9774; Fax: 800-583-2665; e-mail: journals@sagepub.com; Web site: http://sagepub.com |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 17 |
| Publication Date: | 2023 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | Early Childhood Education Preschool Education Elementary Education Kindergarten Primary Education Higher Education Postsecondary Education Two Year Colleges |
| Descriptors: | Preschool Education, Access to Education, Public Schools, Kindergarten, Young Children, Federal Programs, Low Income Students, Social Services, College Enrollment, Predictive Measurement, Community Colleges, Colleges, Enrollment Rate, Outcomes of Education, Program Effectiveness |
| Geographic Terms: | Oklahoma (Tulsa) |
| Laws, Policies and Program Identifiers: | Head Start |
| ISSN: | 2332-8584 |
| Abstract: | In this study, we used data from a cohort of 4,033 Tulsa kindergarten students to investigate the relationship between pre-K enrollment and later college enrollment. Specifically, we tested whether participation in the Tulsa Public Schools universal pre-K program and the Tulsa Community Action Project (CAP) Head Start program predicted enrollment in 2- or 4-year colleges. We used propensity score weighting with multiply imputed data sets to estimate these associations. We found that college enrollment was 12 percentage points higher for Tulsa pre-K alumni compared with former students who did not attend Tulsa pre-K or Head Start. College enrollment was 7.5 percentage points higher for Head Start alumni compared to former students who did not attend Head Start or Tulsa pre-K, but this difference was only marginally significant. Tulsa pre-K attendance was associated with 2-year college enrollment among students from all racial and ethnic backgrounds, but only among Black and Hispanic students did it strongly predict 4-year college enrollment. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Notes: | https://doi.org/10.3886/E183045V1 |
| Entry Date: | 2023 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1405226 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | In this study, we used data from a cohort of 4,033 Tulsa kindergarten students to investigate the relationship between pre-K enrollment and later college enrollment. Specifically, we tested whether participation in the Tulsa Public Schools universal pre-K program and the Tulsa Community Action Project (CAP) Head Start program predicted enrollment in 2- or 4-year colleges. We used propensity score weighting with multiply imputed data sets to estimate these associations. We found that college enrollment was 12 percentage points higher for Tulsa pre-K alumni compared with former students who did not attend Tulsa pre-K or Head Start. College enrollment was 7.5 percentage points higher for Head Start alumni compared to former students who did not attend Head Start or Tulsa pre-K, but this difference was only marginally significant. Tulsa pre-K attendance was associated with 2-year college enrollment among students from all racial and ethnic backgrounds, but only among Black and Hispanic students did it strongly predict 4-year college enrollment. |
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| ISSN: | 2332-8584 |
