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In this study, a theoretical model is tested to examine factors shaping the decision to pursue STEM fields of study among students entering community colleges and four-year institutions, based on a nationally representative sample of high school graduates from 2004. Applying the social cognitive career theory and multi-group structural equation…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Two Year College Students, Community Colleges, Course Selection (Students)
Libarios, Ernest Niki D., Jr. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Filipinos are the second largest ethnic group in Hawai'i and their population continues to grow at a rapid pace. However, they are among the lower socioeconomic groups in Hawai'i and are disproportionately represented in the University of Hawai'i system--overrepresented in the community colleges while underrepresented at the flagship campus, the…
Descriptors: Filipino Americans, Hawaiians, Low Income Groups, Disproportionate Representation
Schenker, Theresa – ProQuest LLC, 2012
This dissertation explores the effects of a cross-cultural, cross-lingual virtual exchange on students' foreign language skills and intercultural competence. Specifically, the dissertation investigates the effects of students' participation in a twelve-week telecollaborative exchange on their use of syntactic complexity in foreign language writing…
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Student Participation, Telecommunications, Second Language Learning
Download full textWhannell, Robert; Allen, Bill; Lynch, Kathy – Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 2010
A sample of 81 students between the ages of 18 and 22 years in a tertiary bridging program at a regional university completed a questionnaire examining how demographics, social context, academic engagement and the ability to cope with the curriculum complexity influenced academic success in high school and adversely affected their preparedness for…
Descriptors: Transitional Programs, Postsecondary Education, College Students, Nontraditional Students
Mbulo, Lazarous; Newman, Ian M.; Shell, Duane F. – Journal of Alcohol and Drug Education, 2007
This study explored factors that may predict condom use among college and high school students in Zambia. Using the Social Cognitive Theory, this study examined the relationship of drinking behaviors, alcohol-sexual expectations, education level, and religion to condom use among 961 students. The results of the study show that condom use was low…
Descriptors: Contraception, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Foreign Countries, College Students
Stinson, David W. – American Educational Research Journal, 2008
This study documents the counterstories of four academically (and mathematically) successful African American male students. Using participative inquiry, the participants were asked to read, reflect on, and respond to historical and current research literature regarding the schooling experiences of African American students. Their responses were…
Descriptors: African American Students, Critical Theory, Males, Success
