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Direct linkRyan, Shawn – ProQuest LLC, 2022
The transition from high school to college can cause an undue amount of attrition for fully qualified, college-intending first-generation students. Although the students may have overcome multiple obstacles to be accepted to a college and arrive at the transition over summer, it can feel overwhelming to complete the flood of tasks without access…
Descriptors: Transitional Programs, College Bound Students, First Generation College Students, Enrollment
Michael J. Hack – ProQuest LLC, 2024
College retention, persistence, and completion are key indicators of a successful institution, but six-year degree completion has remained stagnant in recent years (National Student Clearinghouse Research Center, 2022). Despite institutional efforts through success initiatives to keep students retained, one set of barriers to degree completion may…
Descriptors: College Students, Grade Point Average, Majors (Students), Barriers
Juan I. Ahumada – ProQuest LLC, 2023
First-generation college students (FGCS) experience a myriad of unique challenges when starting their university education, including perceiving themselves as being socially isolated on campus (Markowitz, 2016; Nazione et al., 2011; Wilkins, 2014), experiencing guilt as they leave behind academically family and friends (Banks-Santilli, 2015; Orbe,…
Descriptors: First Generation College Students, Student Adjustment, Transitional Programs, Summer Programs
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Download full textBeverly J. Irby; Rafael Lara-Alecio; Fuhui Tong; Elsa Villarreal; Matthew J. Etchells; Zihan Geng; Roya Pashmforoosh; Mikaela Spooner; Shuo Feng – International Journal of Educational Leadership Preparation, 2024
Field-based practicum experiences are essential in connecting classroom theory to the real world. In this mixed methods study, we analyzed principal candidates' perceptions of their summer residency practicum experiences via a self-assessment principal leadership competency instrument and virtual semi-structured interviews. We found that principal…
Descriptors: Summer Programs, Principals, Leadership, Administrator Education
Matthew Geoghegan – ProQuest LLC, 2024
This study was conducted to provide a better understanding of how teacher mentors are trained and supported by their coaches through the Detroit Public Schools Community District (DPSCD) On the Rise Academy's mentor training program. The focus of the study was to uncover what teacher mentors viewed as effective training in their roles while…
Descriptors: Mentors, Public Schools, School Districts, Coaching (Performance)
Florence Martin; Doreen Mushi; Siyu Long; Julie Bacak; Drew Polly; Weichao Wang; Lynn Ahlgrim-Delzell – Journal of Technology and Teacher Education, 2024
Digital safety involves protecting oneself, and one's personal information to mitigate the risks that are inherently associated with using digital technologies. This study employed a multi-method design to explore 26 inservice and preservice elementary teacher experiences from attending a professional development on digital safety and facilitating…
Descriptors: Safety, Preservice Teachers, Elementary School Teachers, Summer Programs
Schearer, Eric; Reinthal, Ann; Jackson, Debbie – IEEE Transactions on Education, 2022
Contribution: This study uncovered specific benefits, challenges, and facilitators to participating in undergraduate research for physically disabled students (PDSs) taken directly from students themselves. Background: Disabled students (DSs) earn bachelor's degrees and gain employment in STEM careers at rates lower than their peers. The paradigm…
Descriptors: Physical Disabilities, Students with Disabilities, Undergraduate Students, Summer Programs
Hess, Riley A.; Erickson, Olivia A.; Cole, Rebecca B.; Isaacs, Jared M.; Alvarez-Clare, Silvia; Arnold, Jonathan; Augustus-Wallace, Allison; Ayoob, Joseph C.; Berkowitz, Alan; Branchaw, Janet; Burgio, Kevin R.; Cannon, Charles H.; Ceballos, Ruben Michael; Cohen, C. Sarah; Coller, Hilary; Disney, Jane; Doze, Van A.; Eggers, Margaret J.; Ferguson, Edwin L.; Gray, Jeffrey J.; Greenberg, Jean T.; Hoffmann, Alexander; Jensen-Ryan, Danielle; Kao, Robert M.; Keene, Alex C.; Kowalko, Johanna E.; Lopez, Steven A.; Mathis, Camille; Minkara, Mona; Murren, Courtney J.; Ondrechen, Mary Jo; Ordoñez, Patricia; Osano, Anne; Padilla-Crespo, Elizabeth; Palchoudhury, Soubantika; Qin, Hong; Ramírez-Lugo, Juan; Reithel, Jennifer; Shaw, Colin A.; Smith, Amber; Smith, Rosemary J.; Tsien, Fern; Dolan, Erin L. – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2023
In-person undergraduate research experiences (UREs) promote students' integration into careers in life science research. In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic prompted institutions hosting summer URE programs to offer them remotely, raising questions about whether undergraduates who participate in remote research can experience scientific integration and…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Instructional Effectiveness, Undergraduate Students, Student Research
Jenny R. Zhu; Behnoosh Afghani – Cogent Education, 2024
To promote health equity, it is crucial to educate the next generation of healthcare workers about disparities early on during their education. We developed a virtual research program at a medical school in the United States of America with the goal of increasing the awareness of youth about the complexities of health inequities. The program was…
Descriptors: Mentors, Research Projects, Access to Health Care, Barriers
Shilan Dargahi; Jessica Horne; Susan Smith – International Journal for Students as Partners, 2024
To engage students with academic research is recognised as a high-impact activity that supports the development of valuable critical thinking skills. Various approaches have been developed to promote student research both in and outside the curriculum. By incorporating the perspectives of both students and academics, this qualitative study…
Descriptors: Partnerships in Education, Undergraduate Students, Undergraduate Study, Student Research
Bauml, Michelle; Davis Smith, Victoria; Blevins, Brooke – RMLE Online: Research in Middle Level Education, 2022
While civic participation is a crucial component of healthy and sustainable democracies, young adolescents may perceive or experience barriers that limit their civic action. This study draws from focus groups and surveys during a week-long summer civics camp to explore ways in which 47 young adolescents entering Grades 6-9 described barriers they…
Descriptors: Early Adolescents, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8
Weiss, Michael J.; Bloom, Howard S. – MDRC, 2022
What works to help community college students progress academically? This brief synthesizes 20 years of rigorous research by MDRC, presenting new evidence about key attributes of community college interventions that are positively related to larger impacts on students' academic progress. Findings: Findings are based on a synthesis of evidence from…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Two Year College Students, Educational Research, Intervention
Dolenc, Nathan R.; Beaulieu, Patricia; Sheppard, Peter – Research Issues in Contemporary Education, 2020
Teachers were given the challenging task of transferring their formal science classroom lessons to an online format at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. How were teachers able to recreate student-centered science lessons online? What challenges did teachers face in teaching science online? This study examined how a group of teachers, working to…
Descriptors: Inquiry, Science Instruction, Electronic Learning, Distance Education
Headlam, Camielle; Anzelone, Caitlin – MDRC, 2020
In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the nation's community colleges and students are facing a host of concerns about the upcoming 2020 fall semester. Many students are reconsidering whether they will pursue higher education full time, take online courses, or enroll at all. Students who have lost their jobs or have family members facing…
Descriptors: Two Year College Students, Academic Persistence, College Attendance, Communication Strategies
Michael Weiss; Howard Bloom – Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2022
Background: In fall 2020, community colleges (CCs) served nearly five million students, representing 29% of U.S. undergraduates. Despite providing unprecedented access to postsecondary education, rates of degree attainment are low. Among first-time, full-time, degree/certificate-seeking students whose first postsecondary school is a CC, only 31%…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Educational Attainment, Graduation Rate, Barriers
