“Bridges to Nowhere”: Rethinking Summer Bridge Programs for Historically Underrepresented Students

Donald Mitchell

doi:10.24926/jcotr.v21i1.2863

“Bridges to Nowhere”: Rethinking Summer Bridge Programs for Historically Underrepresented Students

Donald Mitchell

President's Cabinet

Grand Valley State University

Research & Scholarship: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Abstract

While institutions continue to use and develop summer bridge programs (SBPs), the influences of SBPs remain unclear. The purpose of this current note is to highlight existing literature on SBPs for historically underrepresented students and provide recommendations for building and sustaining successful SBPs.

Original language	American English
Journal	Journal of College Orientation, Transition, and Retention
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.24926/jcotr.v21i1.2863
State	Published - Jan 1 2013

Keywords

Historically underrepresented populations
social integration
summer bridge programs

Disciplines

Education
Education Policy
Higher Education

Access to Document

10.24926/jcotr.v21i1.2863License: CC BY-NC

https://digitalcommons.molloy.edu/eas_pub/14License: CC BY-NC

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