NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing all 5 results Save | Export
DeBerry, Karen E. – ProQuest LLC, 2011
Entrance age in kindergarten has been a controversial issue as the range from the youngest to the oldest student spans up to 24 months. This range leaves a heterogeneous gap for teachers who are already differentiating for their English Language Learners, struggling students, and high achieving students. This is compounded by the fact that the…
Descriptors: Achievement Gap, Second Language Learning, Regression (Statistics), Family Income
Jones, Jessika – California Postsecondary Education Commission, 2009
The Commission adopted two affordability reports in 2008. One report examined costs for students at a four-year public university who live on campus. The other examined costs for students living in their parent's home while studying at a community college. Costs were compared to trends in family income over the past 30 years. The resulting report…
Descriptors: Family Income, Student Financial Aid, Enrollment, Paying for College
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Zamani-Gallaher, Eboni M. – Equity & Excellence in Education, 2007
This article examines the attitudes of baccalaureate aspiring community college students with regard to affirmative action in college admissions. Using data from UCLA's Cooperative Institutional Research Program (CIRP) Annual Freshman Year Survey, the study assessed determinants of approval or disapproval of affirmative action for 20,339 community…
Descriptors: Race, White Students, Social Mobility, Institutional Research
STEEVES, ROY W. – 1967
THE FIRST PART OF THIS PROGRESS REPORT ON FEDERALLY FUNDED ADULT BASIC EDUCATION IN CALIFORNIA INDICATES PROGRAM OBJECTIVES, COMPONENTS, AND APPROPRIATIONS. NEXT, PROGRAM EFFECTIVENESS DATA ARE TABULATED ACCORDING TO CUMULATIVE AND ACTIVE ENROLLMENTS, DROPOUTS, AND COMPLETERS, PARTICIPANT CHARACTERISTICS (SEX, AGE, ETHNIC GROUPS, EDUCATIONAL…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Dropouts, Age Groups, Cost Effectiveness
California State Student Aid Commission, Sacramento. – 1976
Information on California Colleges and Universities is presented to add to the understanding of postsecondary education and help to plan and to decide more effectively concerning student financial aid programs and policies. A survey was made of students of California state and private community colleges, and colleges and universities. Examined are…
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Family Income, Federal Aid, Financial Support