Bridging the Pipeline: Increasing Underrepresented Students’ Preparation for College Through a Summer Bridge Program

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The Role of a Skills Learning Support Program on First-Generation College Students’ Self-Regulation, Motivation, and Academic Achievement: A Longitudinal Study (2017, background): “Participation in these programs shows improvement in student retention and graduation rates (Cabrera et al., 2013; Garcia, 1991; Murphy, Gaughan, Hume, & Moore, 2010) and academic beliefs (Strayhorn, 2011).”
Can a Summer Bridge Program Impact First-Year Persistence and Performance?: A Case Study of the New Start Summer Program (2013, unknown): “In addition, many practitioners are not trained in formal assessment, which often leads to a reliance on one-time satisfaction surveys that do not determine impact (Astin 1993; Garcia and Paz 2009; Strayhorn 2011; Walpole et al. 2008).”
Undergraduate STEM Achievement and Retention (2016, methodology): “Academic enrichment specifically designed for URMs— such as pre-college Summer Bridge programs (Strayhorn, 2011) or ongoing academic support (e.”