This volume focuses on the goals, practices, policies, andoutcomes of programs that enroll high school students in collegecourses for college credit. This volume examines:* The details of dual enrollment programs* Their impact on student achievement and institutionalpractices* How they support a student's transition to, and successin, college* The role of higher education in improving K-12education.It presents quantitative and qualitative studies thatinvestigate the impact of dual enrollment programs on student andfaculty participants. Accounts by dual enrollment programadministrators provide examples of how their programs operate andhow data have been used to set benchmarks for program success.Chapters also explore models that build off dual enrollment'sphilosophy of school-college partnerships and embrace a morerobust framework for supporting college transition.This is the 158th volume of this Jossey-Bass series.Addressed to higher education decision makers on all kinds ofcampuses, New Directions forHigher Education provides timely information andauthoritative advice about major issues and administrative problemsconfronting every institution.

1. Why Dual Enrollment? 1Eric HofmannThis chapter outlines the contents of this volume and presents anoverview of dual enrollment within the context of a nationalcollegecompletion agenda.Section I. Various Perspectives on Dual Enrollment2. Does Dual Enrollment Increase Students' Success inCollege? Evidence from a Quasi-Experimental Analysis of DualEnrollment in New York City 11Drew Allen, Mina DadgarResearchers review studies on dual enrollment and postsecondaryachievement and highlight their recent analysis of New York City'sCollege Now program.3. "I don't know, I've never been to college!" DualEnrollment as a College Readiness Strategy 21Melinda Mechur KarpThis chapter uses student interviews and a theoretical framework ofanticipatory socialization and role rehearsal to understand theimpact of dual enrollment on students who participate.4. Teaching and Learning in the Dual Enrollment Classroom29Katherine L. Hughes, Linsey EdwardsResearchers use qualitative data from California's ConcurrentCourses Initiative to understand the impact of dual enrollmentprograms on pedagogical strategies.5. The Impact of Dual Enrollment on the Institution39Katherine N. KinnickThe director of a dual enrollment honors program discusses thevalue of dual enrollment programs to universities whilehighlighting programmatic concerns and challenges.6. Data-Informed Practices in an Urban Dual EnrollmentProgram 49Jeanette KimThis chapter describes how data inform program priorities andbenchmarks for success in a systemwide dual enrollment program inNew York City.7. Dual Enrollment in the Broader Context of College-LevelHigh School Programs 59Kristin Klopfenstein, Kit LivelyThis chapter provides an overview of some differences between dualenrollment and Advanced Placement programs, including theirorigins, the curriculum, and impact on postsecondaryachievement.Section II. Dual Enrollment Models That StrengthenSchool-College Partnerships8. Using College Placement Exams as Early Signals of CollegeReadiness: An Examination of California's Early Assessment Programand New York's At Home in College Program 71Andrea Venezia, Daniel VolochThis chapter explores the use of college placement exams andspecially designed courses in order to improve alignment betweensecondary and postsecondary institutions.9. Early Colleges: A New Model of Schooling Focusing onCollege Readiness 81Julie A. EdmundsThis chapter presents quantitative and qualitative data from anexperimental study of early college high schools in North Carolina,as well as an overview of national studies of early colleges.10. Dual Enrollment Lessons and the Development of The NewCommunity College at CUNY 91Tracy MeadeThe former project director discusses the influence of dualenrollment programs on the planning of a new community college.11. Dual Enrollment as a Liminal Space 101Eric Hofmann, Daniel VolochThe authors propose a new metaphor for thinking about dualenrollment programs as a strategy to support successful collegetransition.INDEX 109