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Rhoden, Maureen; Kinchington, Francia – Journal of International Students, 2021
This article examines the academic experiences of five mid-career female international students who were parents of preschool children. These women were studying on a 1-year Built Environment master's degree in the United Kingdom. We applied Tinto's "sense of belonging" as a theoretical framework to interview women who were studying full…
Descriptors: Barriers, Females, Masters Programs, Foreign Students
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Mills, Lindsey – Journal of Continuing Higher Education, 2020
Recent data reveal that nearly half of all full-time undergraduate students in the U.S. are employed, which means balancing competing responsibilities related to work, school, family, and social lives. The purpose of this pilot interview study was to understand the experiences of full-time college students who work at least 30 h per week. Four…
Descriptors: Student Experience, Student Responsibility, Student Employment, Full Time Students
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Webber, Karen L.; Krylow, Rebecca Bauer; Zhang, Qin – Journal of College Student Development, 2013
Theories of involvement and quality of effort posit that student engagement in academic activities is critical to success. College officials invest substantial resources in activities and facilities to encourage student involvement, yet some reports find that many students study few hours per week and commit little time to academic activities. A…
Descriptors: Higher Education, College Students, Student Participation, Learning Activities
St. Rose, Andresse; Hill, Catherine – American Association of University Women, 2013
Community colleges open the door to opportunity for millions of Americans who want to pursue higher education and secure their economic futures. As an organization founded on the basic principle of making college accessible to women, the American Association of University Women (AAUW) has been a leading voice for women in education and the…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Womens Education, Females, Access to Education
Scott-Clayton, Judith; Minaya, Veronica – Center for Analysis of Postsecondary Education and Employment, 2014
Student employment subsidies are one of the largest types of federal employment subsidies, and one of the oldest forms of student aid. Yet it is unclear whether they help or harm students' long term outcomes. This document contains the appendices to the report "Should Student Employment Be Subsidized? Conditional Counterfactuals and the…
Descriptors: Student Employment, Financial Support, Student Financial Aid, Program Effectiveness
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Knapp, Laura G.; Kelly-Reid, Janice E.; Ginder, Scott A. – National Center for Education Statistics, 2012
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) collects institution-level data from postsecondary institutions in the United States (50 states and the District of Columbia) and other U.S. jurisdictions (see appendix A for a list of other U.S. jurisdictions). This "First Look" presents findings from the provisional data of the…
Descriptors: Enrollment, Undergraduate Students, Graduate Students, Postsecondary Education