Program Profile: Pathways to Education (Canada)

This is a multicomponent program that aims to improve academic outcomes for high school students from low socioeconomic backgrounds primarily through a relationship with a student-parent support worker.

Evidence Rating: Promising | One study

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This is a multicomponent program that aims to improve academic outcomes for high school students from low socioeconomic backgrounds primarily through a relationship with a student-parent support worker. This program is rated Promising. Youth eligible for the program were more likely to have graduated from high school and enrolled in postsecondary education within 5 years after starting high school, compared with youth in the comparison group. This difference was statistically significant.

A Promising rating implies that implementing the program may result in the intended outcome(s).

Date Created: July 17, 2024
Program Snapshot

Age: 14 - 19

Gender: Male, Female

Setting (Delivery): School, Other Community Setting

Program Type: Academic Skills Enhancement, Mentoring

Current Program Status: Active

Philip Oreopoulos
Professor
University of Toronto

150 St. George St., Suite 308
M5S 3G7
United States

Phone: 416.946.3776
Email