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Laney, Kahliah – Center for an Urban Future, 2013
With middle-income jobs in decline, entrepreneurship offers an increasingly promising pathway out of poverty; but few low-income New Yorkers are currently taking this route to economic self-sufficiency. This report provides the most comprehensive examination of low-income entrepreneurship in New York. The report documents current self-employment…
Descriptors: Entrepreneurship, Low Income Groups, Self Employment, Barriers
Grimes, Terry – Council of Independent Colleges, 2014
Because of their commitment to the voluntary measurement and improvement of student learning outcomes, colleges and universities that are members of the Council of Independent Colleges (CIC) have been at the forefront of the national shift from teacher-centered to student-centered learning. The institutions participating in the CIC Degree…
Descriptors: Private Colleges, Consortia, Qualifications, Outcomes of Education
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Giordano, James; Rochford, Regina A. – Community College Enterprise, 2005
Recently, business education programs have experienced a decline in enrollment and an increase in attrition. To understand these issues and recommend solutions, the learning styles of 503 first-year business majors at an urban community college were examined. The results demonstrated that: (a) 94% of the participants were analytic learners; (b)…
Descriptors: Majors (Students), Cognitive Style, Grade Point Average, Gender Differences