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College Preparation & Educator Resources

ThroughCollege Research Reports

Thinking Differently About College Counseling
Author: Helen Janc Malone, Harvard University

Role of Parents in Students' College Choice
Author: Helen Janc Malone, Harvard University

Innovating College Guidance
Author: Darin Eich, Ph.D., University of Wisconsin

Innovating College Guidance Part II: Utilizing the Internet for Positive Youth Development
Author: Darin Eich, Ph.D., University of Wisconsin

ThroughCollege Blog Articles
Authors: ThroughCollege Fellows

College Guidance Resources

Events

American School Counselor Association Annual Conference (http://www.schoolcounselor.org/content.asp?pl=325&sl=129&contentid=182)

College Summit Institute (http://www.collegesummit.org/school-districts/teachers-and-counselors/training-and-support/college-summit-institute-2008/)

National College Access Network Annual Conference (http://www.collegeaccess.org/NCAN/ItemPage.aspx?groupid=2853&id=3222)  
National Organizations

American School Counselor Association (http://www.schoolcounselor.org/)

College Summit (http://www.collegesummit.org/)

Higher Education Information Center, The Education Resources Institute (http://www.tericollegeplanning.org/)

National Association for College Admission Counseling (http://www.nacacnet.org)

National College Access Network (http://www.collegeaccess.org/NCAN/)

Pathways to College Network (http://www.pathwaystocollege.net/)  
 
Guides for High School Students 

American College Testing Service (ACT) (http://www.act.org)

College Board/SAT (http://www.collegeboard.com)

CollegeMotivation (http://www.collegemotivation.com)

College Tours (http://www.campustours.com/)

Common Application (http://www.commonapp.org)

E-Campus Tours (http://www.ecampustours.com/default.htm)

Edvisors (http://www.edvisors.com/)

FAFSA (http://www.fafsa.ed.gov)

Getting Ready for College (planning guide from TERI) (http://www.teri.org/pdf/loan-center/Get_Ready_For_College_english.pdf)

KnowHow2Go (http://www.knowhow2go.com)

The Princeton Review (http://www.princetonreview.com)

What's My Calling? (Facebook Career or Major Discovery Activity) (http://apps.facebook.com/whatsmycalling)
 
Guides for Counselors

Advisor Training Module (from NCAN) (http://www.collegeaccess.org/ncan/uploads/advisortrainingmodule.pdf)

Guide to Creating Community-Based College Access Centers (http://www.collegeaccess.org/NCAN/Uploads/2007083134CollegeAccessCenters.pdf)

The ASCA National Model (ASCA Framework) (http://www.schoolcounselor.org/files/Natl%20Model%20Exec%20Summary_final.pdf)  
 
Research institutes

Institute for Higher Education Policy (http://www.ihep.org/)

NCHEMS Information Center for State Higher Education Policymaking and Analysis (http://www.higheredinfo.org/)

Southern Regional Education Board (http://www.sreb.org/)

The Education Resources Institute (http://www.teri.org/)

The National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education (http://www.highereducation.org/)

The Pell Institute for the Study of Opportunity in Higher Education (http://www.pellinstitute.org/)

The Stanford Institute for Higher Education Research (http://siher.stanford.edu/)

USC Rossier School of Education (http://www.usc.edu/dept/education/)

WISCAPE (http://www.wiscape.wisc.edu/)  

National Research

Ascher, C ., & Maguire, C. (2007, December). Beating the odds. Providence, RI: Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University. (http://www.annenberginstitute.org/Products/BTO.php)

Bedsworth, W., Colby, S., & Doctor, J. (2006, October). Reclaiming the American dream. The Bridgespan Group. (http://www.bridgespangroup.org/PDF/ReclaimingtheAmericanDreamWhitePaper.pdf)

Bottoms, G., & Young, M. (2008). Lost in translation: Building a better path for school to college and careers. Atlanta, GA: Southern Regional Educational Board.

Choy, S. P. (2002). Access & persistence: Findings from 10 years of longitudinal research on students. Washington, DC: American Council on Education, Center for Policy Analysis. (http://www.acenet.edu/bookstore/pdf/2002_access)

Corwin, Z. B., & Tierney, W. G. (2007, January). Getting there and beyond: Building a culture of college-going in high schools. USC Center for Higher Education Policy Analysis. (http://www.usc.edu/dept/chepa/working/Getting%20There%20FINAL.pdf)

Dounay, J. (2006, August). Involving Families in High School and College Expectations. ECS Policy Brief. (http://www.ecs.org/clearinghouse/70/37/7037.pdf)

Engle, J., Bermeo, A., & O’Brien, C. (2006, December). Straight from the source: What works for first-generation college students. Washington, DC: The Pell Institute for the Study of Opportunity in Higher Education. http://www.pellinstitute.org/

Gandara, P., & Bial, D. (2006). Paving the way to postsecondary education: K-12 intervention programs for underrepresented youth. Washington DC: National Postsecondary Education Cooperative, U.S. Department of Education. http://nces.ed.gov/pubs2001/2001205.pdf 

Institute for Higher Education Policy. (2006, June). Expanding access and opportunity: The impact of the Gates Millennium Scholars Program. Washington, DC: Author. (http://www.immagic.com/eLibrary/ARCHIVES/GENERAL/IHEP_US/I060615E.pdf)

Malveaux, J. (2003, January). What’s at stake: The social and economic benefits of higher education. Research Report 2. National Dialogue on Student Financial Aid. (http://www.collegeboard.com/prod_downloads/about/news_info/natdial/RR2_social_econ.pdf)

Martinez, M., & Klopott, S. (2003). Improving college access for minority, low-income, and first-generation students. Washington, DC: Institute for Educational Leadership and the National Clearinghouse for Comprehensive School Reform. (http://www.prel.org/products/pr_/compendium04/KlopottMartinez.htm)

McSwain, C., & Davis, R. (2007, July). College access for the working poor: Overcoming burdens to succeed in higher education. Washington, DC: Institute for Higher Education Policy. (http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2007/07/10/poor)

Roderick, M., Nagaoka, J., Coca, V., & Moeller, E. (2008, March). From high school to the future: Potholes on the road to college. Chicago, IL: Consortium on Chicago School Research at the University of Chicago. (http://ccsr.uchicago.edu/downloads/1835ccsr_potholes_summary.pdf)

Ruppert, S. S. (2003, October). Closing the college participation gap: A national summary. Denver, CO: Center for Community College Policy, Education Commission of the States. (http://www.ecs.org/clearinghouse/47/84/4784.pdf)

State Higher Education Executive Officers. (2003). Student success: Statewide P-16 systems. Denver, CO: Author. http://www.sheeo.org/k16/P16.pdf

The National Center for Higher Education Management Systems and Jobs for the Future. (2007, November). Adding it up: State challenges for increasing college access and success. Washington, DC: Author. (http://www.makingopportunityaffordable.org)

Venezia, A., Kirst, M. W., & Antonio, A. L. (n.d.). Betraying the college dream: How disconnected K-12 and postsecondary education systems undermine student aspirations. Final Policy Report from Stanford University’s Bridge Project. Stanford, CA: The Stanford Institute for Higher Education Research. (http://www.stanford.edu/group/bridgeproject/betrayingthecollegedream.pdf)

Wimberly, G. L., & Noeth, R. J. (2005). College readiness begins in middle school. ACT. (http://www.act.org/research/policymakers/pdf/CollegeReadiness.pdf)

Wimberly, G. L., & Noeth, R. J. (2004). Schools involving parents in early postsecondary planning. ACT. (http://www.act.org/research/policymakers/pdf/involve_parents.pdf)

News

Chronicle of Higher Education (http://chronicle.com/)

EdWeek (http://www.edweek.org)

Inside Higher Ed (http://www.insidehighered.com/)