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Direct linkFaisal, Eman – Journal of Further and Higher Education, 2023
This cross-sectional study aims to investigate the relationships between learning challenges during the COVID-19 lockdown, motivation, and perseverance in one statistical triadic model. Two hundred and thirty-eight Saudi students (undergraduates and graduates) studying different subjects from eight universities completed a structured…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Barriers, School Closing
Clement Kwakye – ProQuest LLC, 2020
This study explored the lived experiences of eight immigrants, documented and undocumented, with different profiles based on their background and their respective motivations, ambitions, and persistence to pursue a college education. The key objective of this study was to present to policymakers, educational leaders, and mental health…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Immigrants, College Students, Educational Attainment
Puja Tripathi – Journal on School Educational Technology, 2024
This study examines the digital divide and socioeconomic disparities that hinder equitable access to quality education in modern schools. This study highlights how unequal access to technology and the internet disproportionately affects students from low-income families, exacerbating existing educational inequalities. This paper defines the…
Descriptors: Access to Computers, Disadvantaged, Socioeconomic Status, Equal Education
Download full textDavis, Leanne; Pocai, Jennifer; Taylor, Jason L.; Kauppila, Sheena A.; Rubin, Paul – Institute for Higher Education Policy, 2022
Higher education is the surest pathway to a better living and a better life. Yet, the goal of a valuable college credential goes unrealized for too many students, especially students of color and students from low-income backgrounds. Today, more than 36 million Americans have some college credit, but no awarded degree and, the COVID-19 pandemic…
Descriptors: Time to Degree, Capacity Building, Stopouts, Reentry Students
Howland, Shiloh; Moore, Raeal; Sanchez, Edgar I. – ACT, Inc., 2020
Across demographic groups, incoming seniors (class of 2021) have been affected by the coronavirus pandemic, and some have altered their college plans accordingly. Most seniors are planning to attend the same type of institution they were planning on before the pandemic, but about half are planning on a different institution, one closer to home, or…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, High School Students, College Attendance
Pittman, Karen; Yohalem, Nicole; Wilson-Ahlstrom, Alicia; Ferber, Thaddeus – Forum for Youth Investment, 2003
High school is becoming the next frontier for after-school advocates. The conceptual and practical leaps from programming for elementary and middle school students to high school students are significant, with huge marketing challenges. Arguing persuasively for investments in this population requires revisiting almost every strategic decision,…
Descriptors: High Schools, Marketing, High School Students, After School Programs
