title: What does it take to have a positive impact on minority students' college retention?
abstract: This paper describes the Young Scholars Program (YSP), which seeks to expand the pool of African American and other underrepresented minority youth who aspire to attend college, and to help them meet entrance requirements and successfully obtain a college degree. Quarter-by-quarter data for the first two groups of YSP students entering The Ohio State University were promising. Their retention rates approximated university averages, while comparison groups showed lower levels of retention. It was concluded that the many facets of the Young Scholars Program, as well as the students' positive reputation among family members, peers, and teachers, produced strong motivation, ability, and determination to succeed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Human Development and Family Science, College of Human Ecology, The Ohio State University, Columbus 43210, USA.
authors.forename: P R
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Newman
authors.forename: B M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Newman
mesh_terms: D000124:Achievement; D000293:Adolescent; D001741:Black or African American / Q000523:psychology*; D001240:Aspirations, Psychological; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008913:Minority Groups / Q000523:psychology*; D009042:Motivation; D009820:Ohio; D013332:Student Dropouts / Q000523:psychology*