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Jason Jabbari, an assistant professor at the 91看片网, has received a one-year $300,000 grant from the Popolo Family Foundation to study why some students with limited resources persist and thrive in college while others leave before earning a degree.
The project, 鈥淯nderstanding and Improving College Persistence,鈥� builds on a long-standing research-practice partnership with the Cristo Rey Network, whose schools serve students from low-income communities nationwide. Jabbari is leading the study with Shaun Dougherty, of Boston College; Lauren Russell, of the University of Pennsylvania; Lili Dodderidge, of Cornell University; and Fahv Jimenez, of Jimenez Strategy & Analytics.
The research will combine administrative records from Cristo Rey schools, corporate work-study data and National Student Clearinghouse records to identify factors associated with college persistence and to develop early-warning indicators for students at risk of leaving college before graduating.
The researchers also will conduct 60 in-depth interviews with Cristo Rey alumni to better understand challenges such as financial stress, mental health, access to advising, family responsibilities and campus belonging.
鈥淏uilding on the insights from both phases, we will then co-design, implement and test scalable, evidence-based interventions 鈥� turning a clearer understanding of persistence into practical tools,鈥� Jabbari said.