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Milla, Joniada – Education Economics, 2017
This paper explores how expectations and post-secondary education (PSE) path disruption decisions are affected by a learning process that students experience once enrolled in a PSE program. An unexpected change in grades, between high school and first year PSE program, serves as an informative signal on how well their academic performance and…
Descriptors: College Choice, Expectation, Grades (Scholastic), Academic Achievement
Coca, Vanessa M.; Nagaoka, Jenny; Seeskin, Alex – University of Chicago Consortium on School Research, 2017
This report from the University of Chicago Consortium on School Research and the To&Through Project examines two- and four-year college enrollment patterns among Chicago Public Schools (CPS) graduates over the last 10 years. CPS graduates' immediate college enrollment rates increased over the decade, with 63 percent of 2015 graduates enrolling…
Descriptors: High School Graduates, Two Year College Students, College Students, Community Colleges
Sly, Kevin D. – ProQuest LLC, 2017
The purpose of this phenomenological study is to qualitatively describe the cognitive, institutional, and social factors that influence the persistence rates of first year African-American students majoring in Business at Grambling State University, a Historically Black College and University (HBCU). The overall focus of this study was to examine…
Descriptors: Phenomenology, Qualitative Research, Student Experience, African American Students
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Omorog, Challiz D. – International Journal of Evaluation and Research in Education, 2020
An empirical study using descriptive-quantitative methods was conducted to investigate this hypothesis and examine the appropriateness of the framework components on the potential offering of an academic program at Camarines Sur Polytechnic Colleges (CSPC). The Identify, Determine, Assess and Establish (IDAE) model provided strategies and results…
Descriptors: Guidelines, Educational Development, Decision Making, Models
Ding, Yafen – Online Submission, 2020
This piece of research project has demonstrated that there is a gap in educational achievement between parents' access to social capital and children's educational outcomes in a global context by examining England, United States and China specifically. Through examining educational resources, from in-school factors, such as facilities, teacher…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gap, Social Capital, Cross Cultural Studies
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Highlen, Douglas – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2017
While more and more individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) are choosing to pursue higher education, comparatively little research has been conducted on the success of these students. Even less practical information has been developed and promulgated to classroom educators. This article reviews trade publications, peer-reviewed journal…
Descriptors: Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Autism, Community Colleges, Journal Articles
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Esson, James; Ertl, Hubert – Studies in Higher Education, 2016
As of September 2012, the undergraduate tuition fee cap at English universities was raised from £3375 to £9000 per annum. This article explores the rationales underpinning prospective students' decision whether or not to apply to higher education following the fee increase, specifically, how this decision is influenced by perceptions of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Undergraduate Students, Student Financial Aid
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Ahmad, Syed Zamberi; Buchanan, Frederick Robert – Educational Studies, 2016
Traditional assumptions favouring native English language countries in transnational higher education (TNHE) overlook experiences of international students in new emerging Asian education hubs. Specifically, there has been limited research relating to international students' choice for studying in Malaysia. Drawing from the "push-pull"…
Descriptors: Higher Education, International Education, Foreign Students, College Choice
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Cankaya, Ibrahim; Oztürk, Engin; Tepe, Enes – Journal of Education and Training Studies, 2016
The objective of this study is to determine how much candidate teachers have utilized internet forums while deciding their university to study. This is a study in survey model. The population of the study consists of freshmen students studying at Usak University's Faculty of Education in 2014-2015 academic year (400 students). The scale has been…
Descriptors: Internet, Social Media, Social Networks, College Choice
Syverud, Gretchen; Williams, Candace – New England Board of Higher Education, 2016
Higher education institutions--as major employers of the workforce, purchasers of goods and services, managers of real estate, and attractors of external investment--are frequently the subject of research measuring economic impact. This research often falls into one of two categories: (1) institution-focused studies that measure the monetary…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Geographic Regions, Economic Impact, Human Capital
Ruffalo Noel Levitz, 2016
This national report reflects the current state of college student satisfaction at four-year institutions, two-year public colleges, and career and private institutions. It examines the satisfaction and priorities of more than 578,000 college students across the United States. The report details what students identified as their biggest issues…
Descriptors: Student Satisfaction, College Students, Two Year College Students, Community Colleges
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Elliott, Diane Cárdenas; Brenneman, Meghan W.; Carney, Lauren; Robbins, Steve – Urban Education, 2018
Using a qualitative approach, we sought to understand the social networks and decision-making strategies of minority males as they choose to attend a postsecondary institution. Data were obtained from interviews where students self-report perceptions of their college transition process. Our findings suggest that students' social networks are…
Descriptors: Social Networks, Males, Minority Group Students, Student Adjustment
Morrison, Cali Marie Koerner – ProQuest LLC, 2018
Recently there has been a resurgence of interest in competency-based education, a learning modality which is mastery-based, self-paced and focused on demonstrations of knowledge and skill rather than where or how they were attained (C-BEN, 2016; Cuckler, 2016; Tate & Klein-Collins, 2015; U.S. Department of Education, 2002). The face of higher…
Descriptors: College Choice, Competency Based Education, Learning Motivation, Student Characteristics
Matsudaira, Jordan – Urban Institute, 2017
The federal role in higher education has grown over the past two decades, and now a new administration has the opportunity to strengthen policies that support students and their colleges and universities. To help inform these decisions, the Urban Institute convened a bipartisan group of scholars and policy advisers to write a series of memos…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Federal Programs, Government Role, Educational Improvement
Reavis, Tangela Blakely – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Although college enrollment rates have expanded over the last several decades, low-income students and students of color continue to face formidable barriers as they seek entry into higher education. While the existence of these barriers are often viewed as macro-level roadblocks that are largely systemic, much of the literature around access to…
Descriptors: College Choice, Qualitative Research, Case Studies, Social Class
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