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Direct linkAllison Jane Moran – ProQuest LLC, 2024
The Center for First Generation College Student Success (2020) defined first generation college students (FGCS) as, "an undergraduate student whose parents do not have a bachelor's or higher degree." FGCS have to navigate many aspects of college without parent(s) who have experienced college themselves. After applying and being accepted…
Descriptors: First Generation College Students, Student Experience, Enrollment, Higher Education
Peer reviewedJones, Tamara Bertrand; Brewster, Brittany; Matthews, Dawn Y. – New Directions for Student Services, 2023
In this article, authors examine literature on the enrollment, degree attainment, and experiences of Black women graduate students. Authors use socialization to examine the failures of academia to account for Black women's intersectional identities and identify ways administrators and faculty can further support these women's success.
Descriptors: Graduate Students, African American Students, Females, Academic Persistence
Songdi Wang; Jiexiu Chen; Lu Zhou – European Journal of Education, 2024
The Chinese government has implemented a series of special admission policies in recent years to promote higher education equity. One of the key approaches is the 'Rural Students Quota Plan', which requires elite universities to enrol a certain number of rural students from disadvantaged social and economic backgrounds each year. This study…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Rural Youth, Colleges, Emotional Problems
Download full textLepe, Marco; Plancarte, Vivianna; Ratledge, Alyssa – MDRC, 2022
MDRC's Scaling Up College Completion Efforts for Student Success (SUCCESS) project seeks to improve graduation rates for traditionally underserved students at two- and four-year colleges. SUCCESS integrates components from multiple programs that have proved to be effective at helping students accomplish their goals. The components include…
Descriptors: College Programs, Success, Coaching (Performance), Models
Kevin Thomas Caffrey; Fredelito Yvan M. Tugas; Ricardo Clauden-Cross; Tiyacca Simms-Jones – ProQuest LLC, 2022
The Division of Student Engagement and Enrollment Services at Old Dominion University (ODU) submitted a Request for Assistance to examine the challenges sophomore students face that can lead to attrition. A doctoral research team conducted an exploratory, sequential, mixed-methods study consisting of a literature review, focus groups and…
Descriptors: College Students, Student Attrition, Barriers, Student Experience
Terrell R. Morton; Wesley Agee; Kilan C. Ashad-Bishop; Lori D. Banks; Zanethia Choice Barnett; Imari D. Bramlett; Briana Brown; Walter Gassmann; Korie Grayson; Gail P. Hollowell; Ruth Kaggwa; Gaurav S. Kandlikar; Marshaun Love; Whitney N. McCoy; Mark A. Melton; Monica L. Miles; Catherine L. Quinlan; ReAnna S. Roby; Checo J. Rorie; Tatiane Russo-Tait; Ashlyn M. Wardin; Michele R. Williams; Ashley N. Woodson – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2023
The purpose of this paper is to present an argument for why there is a need to re-envision the underlying culture of undergraduate biology education to ensure the success, retention, and matriculation of Black students. The basis of this argument is the continued noted challenges with retaining Black students in the biological sciences coupled…
Descriptors: Biology, Science Education, Undergraduate Students, African American Students
Jabbari, Jason; Despard, Mathieu; Kondratjeva, Olga; Gupta, Brinda; Grinstein-Weiss, Michal – Research in Higher Education, 2023
The number of individuals with student loan debt who do not earn their degrees is on the rise; nevertheless, there is little research that demonstrates their current circumstances and future aspirations. We address this knowledge gap by comparing the financial distresses and re-enrollment aspirations of student debt-holders who started college but…
Descriptors: Financial Problems, Educational Finance, Enrollment, Debt (Financial)
Merab Mushfiq – Journal of Comparative and International Higher Education, 2023
The number of international students has been increasing in the last decade in Canada. International students are bringing revenue and boosting the local and federal economy. However, they may also face various challenges as compared to domestic students because of cultural and language differences. These students need proper support to transition…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Environment, Student Experience, Barriers
Scott M. Myers; Carrie B. Myers; Catherine M. Johnson; Shihua Brazill – Journal of International Students, 2023
This quantitative study aimed to understand the association between different types of support from institutional agents and students' sense of belonging culturally and structurally at their respective institutions. We used one-of-a-kind primary survey data from a National Science Foundation grant that included nearly 1,000 international graduate…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Foreign Students, Graduate Students, Sense of Community
Alycia Johnson – ProQuest LLC, 2023
Much of the research on for-profit institutions provides quantitative analyses at the institutional level on enrollment, graduation, career placement rates and gainful employment, and student loan default rates. However, limited research examines the lived experiences of Black students who attend for-profit colleges and universities. This study…
Descriptors: College Students, African American Students, For Profit Colleges, Student Experience
Mannah-Blankson, Theresa; Asiseh, Fafanyo – Insights into Learning Disabilities, 2021
The novel coronavirus disease 2019 led to learning disruptions for most college students in the United States. These disruptions illuminated certain learning disabilities, which had varied effects on students' academic experiences. Our study reviewed the impact of the COVID-19-induced learning disabilities on student academic performance and…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Learning Disabilities, Student Experience
Iniguez, Rafael – ProQuest LLC, 2022
This narrative inquiry qualitative study analyzed eleven community cultural wealth (CCW) capitals (cultural strength and assets) to determine whether they were utilized by first generation Mexican American students to thrive in their trajectories from high school to elite universities. The 11 explored capitals--"academic,"…
Descriptors: Cultural Capital, Personal Narratives, First Generation College Students, Mexican Americans
Constance Austin Quezada – ProQuest LLC, 2023
Sexual violence on college campuses is a salient threat to the health and well-being of students in higher education. Title IX legislation was developed to address and help reduce sex-based discrimination, including incidences of sexual violence, on college campuses. However, existing data suggests that a relatively small number of campus…
Descriptors: Sexual Abuse, Violence, College Students, Victims of Crime
Phan, Gam Thi; Liu, Wei-Yu – Journal of Comparative and International Higher Education, 2022
This qualitative study explored the importance of scholarship policies toward international graduate students during their studies at a regional university in Taiwan from the "push-pull" framework. Ten participants representing Indonesia, Vietnam, and India, the University's three largest international student groups, were interviewed.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Foreign Students, Graduate Students, College Choice
Choiseul-Praslin, Belkis; Papay, Clare; Grigal, Meg – Institute for Community Inclusion, 2022
Postsecondary education opportunities for students with intellectual disability (ID) steadily increased between 2015 and 2020, in part due to a federal model demonstration program called the Transition and Postsecondary Program for Students with Intellectual Disability (TPSID). This program, implemented by the Office of Postsecondary Education,…
Descriptors: Profiles, Intellectual Disability, Transitional Programs, Postsecondary Education
