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Adam Brian Nobile – ProQuest LLC, 2024
Despite many differences across Pennsylvania's rural school districts, band programs face similar recruitment, retention, and matriculation challenges. Rural school districts in Pennsylvania account for 235 of the 499 school districts in Pennsylvania while educating less than 20 percent of the student population in the state. In addition, rural…
Descriptors: Rural Schools, Musicians, Enrollment Trends, Academic Persistence
Amanda M. Ramos; Tong Chen; Peter K. Hatemi; H. Harrington Cleveland; Jenae M. Neiderhiser – Grantee Submission, 2019
The Pennsylvania Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (PALSPAC) Twin Registry was developed to capture a representative sample of multiple births and their parents in the state of Pennsylvania. The registry has two main efforts. The first began in 2012 through recruitment of adolescents in Pennsylvania schools. The second effort, began in…
Descriptors: Longitudinal Studies, Parents, Children, Birth
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Jessica M. Fautch – Journal of College Science Teaching, 2024
The sustained recruitment and retention of students in STEM majors is a national concern. Although the rate of attrition in these majors is comparable to other majors, the demand for trained scientists to enter the workforce with a baccalaureate degree is high. To enhance retention and support of STEM students from their first year until…
Descriptors: Communities of Practice, Living Learning Centers, STEM Education, Program Design
Education Trust, 2022
While the majority of U.S students are children of color, only 20% of teachers are people of color. What's more, 40% of the nation's public schools do not have a single teacher of color on record. Research shows that all students, regardless of race or ethnicity, benefit socially, emotionally, and academically from a diverse teacher workforce.…
Descriptors: Minority Group Teachers, Diversity (Faculty), Public Schools, Labor Force Development
Kendra Weakland; Kevin W. Curry – Journal of Agricultural Education, 2022
Agricultural education, like many other disciplines, is experiencing a shortage of school-based agricultural education (SBAE) teachers. We examined the perceptions of Pennsylvania SBAE teachers regarding extended contracts as they have been identified as a possible tool to improve recruitment and retention. The purpose of the study was to sample…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Teacher Attitudes, Teacher Shortage, Contracts
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Katherine E. L. Norris; Donna-Marie Cole-Malot; Ronald W. Whitaker II – Issues in Teacher Education, 2024
Over the last few years, much attention has been focused on the nationwide teacher shortage. As teachers begin to retire in record numbers, and the number of students entering teacher education majors continues to decline, concern around the teacher shortage heightens (US Dept. of Ed., 2016). The numbers are even more dire when looking at Teachers…
Descriptors: Program Implementation, Teacher Shortage, Teacher Education Programs, Teacher Recruitment
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Kotok, Stephen; DiMartino, Catherine; DeMatthews, David E. – Journal of School Leadership, 2021
Due to the growth of school choice across the United States as well as declining enrollment in some districts, schools are experiencing increasing competition for students. As a result, principals and school district leaders in high-choice districts are now expected to develop strategies such as branding, marketing, and community outreach to…
Descriptors: Principals, Administrators, School Districts, School Choice
Francies, Cassidy; Glover, Sarah; Jamieson, Carlos – Education Commission of the States, 2021
Teacher shortages in some regions, schools and content areas have caused states to consider fast-tracking teachers into the classroom through avenues that include little or no clinical preparation. Teachers who enter the profession through these pathways are less likely to be prepared, less effective and less likely to remain in the profession…
Descriptors: Student Teaching, Preservice Teacher Education, Alternative Teacher Certification, Accreditation (Institutions)
Rotherham, Andrew J.; Gold, Thomas – Bellwether Education Partners, 2021
Research shows that a diverse teacher workforce benefits all students -- especially historically underserved students in American education, in particular Black students. With a historic pool of federal education funds now available to help address the effects of the pandemic, school districts and states have a unique window of opportunity to…
Descriptors: Federal Aid, Financial Support, Educational Finance, Diversity (Faculty)
Chen, Sunny; Schwartz, Emily; Le, Cindy; Pisacreta, Elizabeth Davidson – ITHAKA S+R, 2021
Each year, the country's most selective four-year institutions invest significant resources to recruit talented high school students from across the country. These students, mostly affluent and white, contemplate admission offers and consider moves to new locales to pursue their postsecondary plans. Yet, many of these selective institutions are…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, College Transfer Students, Graduation Rate, High School Students
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Weaver, Lisa D.; Ely, Katherine; Dickson, Loretta; DellAntonio, Jennifer – International Journal of Higher Education, 2019
Historically, empirical research exploring the roles, responsibilities, and challenges of department chairs has been limited and narrow in scope. In addition, these studies have not kept pace with the rapidly changing nature of higher education. The current study consists of data collected from a survey of current and former chairs at a small,…
Descriptors: Department Heads, Administrator Role, Educational Change, Administrator Attitudes
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Goe, Laura; Roth, Amanda – ETS Research Report Series, 2019
As America's prekindergarten through 12th grade population becomes increasingly diverse, educator preparation programs (EPPs) are tasked with attracting, admitting, supporting, and graduating more teacher candidates from underrepresented groups. The research reported here was designed to improve our understanding of strategies that some EPPs have…
Descriptors: Diversity (Faculty), Teacher Education Programs, Preservice Teacher Education, Preservice Teachers
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Schultz, Kelly M.; Snyder, Mark A. – Chemical Engineering Education, 2019
A hands-on educational module was created to illustrate the scope of chemical engineering. Students are taught fundamental concepts that they integrate in a laboratory experience designing and fabricating a 'plant-on-a-chip' microfluidic device capable of continuous processing of reactive flows. Students gain insight into chemical engineering…
Descriptors: Chemical Engineering, STEM Education, Outreach Programs, Student Recruitment
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Bowie, Stan L.; Nashwan, Ayat J. J.; Thomas, Veliska; Davis-Buckley, Renski J.; Johnson, Richard L. – Journal of Social Work Education, 2018
Social work programs in the United States (N = 74) were investigated to determine strategies used for recruiting and retaining MSW students of color. Most schools had student populations exceeding 25,000 and combined BSW, MSW, and PhD programs. Data were collected using a Graduate Recruitment and Retention Scale with corresponding and acceptably…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Minority Group Students, Social Work, Student Recruitment
Mbaegbu, Theodore O. – ProQuest LLC, 2019
This study examines dual enrollment activities and their impact with a focus on equitable recruitment, persistence, and targeted success mechanisms for Black students and students from low-income families. The lived experiences of four former students from diverse racial and socio-economic backgrounds, and the perspectives of ten dual enrollment…
Descriptors: Access to Education, College Students, Minority Group Students, African American Students
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