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Trentaz, Cassie J. E. H. – Christian Higher Education, 2020
Institutions of higher learning are located within the context of neighborhoods. But to what degree do they see themselves as neighbors? What does it mean to be an engaged institutional neighbor? Inspired by this question, I utilize place-based community engagement principles, combined with self-study research methods, to trace the development of…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Christianity, Social Justice, Program Descriptions
Education Commission of the States, 2020
This report documents the results to date of reforms underway from The City University of New York (CUNY)--Strong Start to Finish (SSTF), one of the six systems that make up the first phase of the Strong Start to Finish initiative, an initiative of Education Commission of the States. CUNY colleges currently provide a range of options for…
Descriptors: Educational Change, College Mathematics, College English, Student Placement
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Birbeck, David; McKellar, Lois; Kenyon, Kat – Student Success, 2021
Transition pedagogy has had a major impact on the first year experience for higher education students in Australia. Similarly, there has been a significant focus on transitioning students from their final year of study to employment. Considerably fewer studies have sought to understand the "middle child"; the years in between the first…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Undergraduate Students, Teaching Methods, Educational Experience
Le, Thanh Minh – ProQuest LLC, 2019
The National Student Clearinghouse Research Center (2015) reported that there were 2.4 million student transitions from one institution to another over a six-year period between 2008 and 2014. According to the Student Achievement Measure (SAM, n.d.), which uses National Student Clearinghouse Snapshot 20 data, only 11% of students who transfer from…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, College Transfer Students, Learner Engagement, National Surveys
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Walker, Melanie; Mathebula, Mikateko – Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education, 2020
In order to understand how students from low-income rural backgrounds in South Africa experience higher education and the opportunities and obstacles they encounter, the paper draws on two waves of interviews with 30 students currently studying at three large urban universities. Using concepts of capabilities and functionings, monetary resources…
Descriptors: Low Income Students, College Students, Student Experience, Rural Youth
Garcia, Silvia C.; Ustymchuck, Nina – Metropolitan Universities, 2020
Understanding the role of local resources in enabling or constraining the development of entrepreneurial activities in urban communities holds important implications for community placed-based initiatives led by urban universities. This article analyzes the societal and interpersonal factors that affect the outcomes of an entrepreneurship center…
Descriptors: Entrepreneurship, Low Income Groups, Social Capital, Interpersonal Competence
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Zhou, Jiming; Deneen, Christopher – Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management, 2020
University middle leaders play a significant role in change management. While research examines the outcomes of change management, far less attention has been paid to how middle leaders develop agency and negotiate their identities in achieving these outcomes. This study presents the cases of two middle leaders in Shanghai enacting a curriculum…
Descriptors: Middle Management, Educational Innovation, College Administration, Curriculum Development
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Barker, Sandra B.; Schubert, Christine M.; Barker, Randolph T.; Kuo, Sally I-Chun; Kendler, Kenneth S.; Dick, Danielle M. – Applied Developmental Science, 2020
Internalizing symptoms are prevalent in students as they enter and complete college. Considering research suggesting mental health benefits of pet ownership, this study explores the relationship between pet ownership, social support (SS), and internalizing symptoms (IS) in a cohort of students across their 4-year college experience. With no…
Descriptors: Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Animals, Undergraduate Students, Gender Differences
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Cho, Kit W.; Serrano, Danya M. – Journal of Continuing Higher Education, 2020
Research examining noncognitive predictors of academic success among ethnic minority, nontraditional college students is scant. The present study examined the degree to which noncognitive variables (conscientiousness, grit, college self-efficacy, time management, and test anxiety) predict achievement (college GPA) among ethnically diverse college…
Descriptors: Predictor Variables, Academic Achievement, Nontraditional Students, Undergraduate Students
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Lane, Cary; Kim, Miseon; Schrynemakers, Ilse – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2020
In an effort to better understand how students' length of exposure to American secondary schools relates to academic performance in core, first-year college courses, this study surveyed and analyzed the demography, study habits, and grades of 267 freshman composition (ENG 101) students at a large, urban community college. Results indicated that…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Academic Achievement, Correlation, Freshman Composition
Gilda Azurdia; Katerina Galkin – MDRC, 2020
Developed by the City University of New York (CUNY), the Accelerated Study in Associate Programs (ASAP) is a comprehensive program that provides students with up to three years of financial and academic support and other services. In return, students are expected to enroll in classes full time and participate in essential program services. An…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Randomized Controlled Trials, Urban Universities, Acceleration (Education)
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Casassa, Kelly; Cappello, Marva; Bedau, Dani; Cirino, Peter – International Journal of Education & the Arts, 2018
This qualitative study presents an analysis of how the use of social media can provide opportunities for students to critically analyze complex texts and collaborate with peers. The students participated as active audience members at a theatrical performance of Gertrude Stein's "Doctor Faustus Lights the Lights" at a large urban…
Descriptors: Social Media, Qualitative Research, Theater Arts, Audience Participation
Kouakou, Kafui Koffi – ProQuest LLC, 2018
Experiential learning and its importance in the professional success of college students has been at the forefront on recent debate about the value of a college education. The low number of recent college graduates acquiring jobs has spurred this debate. Also contributing to this debate is the employers concern for the lack of employability skills…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Service Learning, Employment Potential, Job Skills
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Ferguson, Sarah; Liu, Yating; Enderson, Mary – Journal of Educators Online, 2020
This study compared the outcomes of student learning between an online Pre-Calculus course and a face-to-face Pre-Calculus course. Participants for this study included nine online and 14 face-to-face students from an urban community college in the Southeastern region of the United States. The study data were written responses from the subjects to…
Descriptors: Mathematical Concepts, Equations (Mathematics), Calculus, Outcomes of Education
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Fuentes, Ronald – International Multilingual Research Journal, 2020
Employing an ethnographic design, this study analyzes three undergraduate English learners' (ELs) appropriation of language policy at a U.S. university. In this study, ELs refers to bi/multilingual students with U.S. K-12 schooling who do not meet their university's language proficiency requirements, and who are subsequently classified as ELs and…
Descriptors: Ethnography, English Language Learners, Undergraduate Students, Language Planning
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