Current Research ProjectsCharles HirschmanUW Beyond High SchoolFunded by Andrew W. Mellon and Bill and Melinda Gates foundations
Principal Investigator: Charles Hirschman
Abstract:The University of Washington Beyond High School (UWBHS) research project began in the late 1990s as a collaboration between several social scientists at the University of Washington and a public school district in the Pacific Northwest. The long-term goal is to better understand the social conditions that influence post-secondary educational opportunities in American society and, more generally, the lives of young people after they leave high school. A short-term goal of the study is to provide a portrait of the post-secondary plans of high school seniors to school administrators, counselors, and teachers with the hope that such information might aid in optimizing education in the schools included in the study. The research project has been supported by the Andrew W. Mellon and Bill and Melinda Gates foundations both of which share a special interest in questions of diversity and increasing access to higher education. Contact Information:Email: charles@u.washington.edu |
