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- Title
Does Online Course-Taking Increase High School Completion and Open Pathways to Postsecondary Education Opportunities?
- Authors
Heinrich, Carolyn J.; Darling-Aduana, Jennifer
- Abstract
Recent increases in high school graduation rates have been linked anecdotally to online course-taking for credit recovery. Online course-taking that supports high school completion could open opportunities for postsecondary education pursuits. Alternatively, poorer quality online instruction could diminish student learning and discourage persistence toward graduation and further education. Using quasi-experimental methods in an 8-year longitudinal study of high school online course-taking, we find positive associations between online course-taking, credits earned and high school graduation, and for those with limited online course-taking, small increases in college enrollment. However, we find significantly lower 4-year college enrollments and lower quality college enrollments for all online course-takers, leaving open the question of whether online course-taking will lead to long-term postsecondary education and labor market success.
- Subjects
HIGH school graduation rates; POSTSECONDARY education; HIGH schools; COLLEGE enrollment; GRADUATION rate
- Publication
Educational Evaluation & Policy Analysis, 2021, Vol 43, Issue 3, p367
- ISSN
0162-3737
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3102/0162373721993485