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Elder, Adam C. – Journal of Further and Higher Education, 2021
Research has thoroughly examined various factors that are related to university student persistence. Studies suggest that a multitude of characteristics are predictive of student success, and theory supports examining these characteristics at the institutional level. However, few studies utilise robust, single-institution samples using a holistic…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, School Holding Power, School Size, Public Colleges
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Kartal, Galip; Balçikanli, Cem – TEFLIN Journal: A publication on the teaching and learning of English, 2019
This study aims to investigate ELT student teachers' culture of learning and their readiness for becoming autonomous and promoting their students' learner autonomy in a Turkish context. Data were collected through two questionnaires (Culture of Learning Questionnaire and Learner Autonomy Readiness Questionnaires) and semi-structured interviews.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Learning Readiness, Personal Autonomy, English (Second Language)
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Bradshaw, Lauren Yarnell; Feinberg, Joseph R.; Bohan, Chara Haeussler – Curriculum and Teaching Dialogue, 2016
In this study, urban public school teachers participated in grant funded professional development with a focus on culturally relevant pedagogy. The professional development fostered co-teaching by history and social studies education professors to help improve the pedagogical practices of participating teachers. White female teachers participated…
Descriptors: Professional Development, Grants, Whites, Urban Schools
Thachil, Shoba Anne – ProQuest LLC, 2013
This study examined factors that relate to the persistence of first-generation undergraduate students in a 4-year public university in the Southeastern United States. Results were analyzed from a 2011 two-part survey: CARES-I (College Assessment of Readiness for Entering Students-Intent) and CARES-A (College Assessment of Readiness for Entering…
Descriptors: First Generation College Students, Undergraduate Students, Academic Persistence, Semi Structured Interviews