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Sutton, Kyra L.; Sankar, Chetan S. – Journal of STEM Education: Innovations and Research, 2011
The retention of engineering students is important because more than half of the students who begin engineering programs in the United States will not earn an engineering degree. A literature review showed the importance of academic advising in retaining students in engineering programs. Therefore, the goal of this study is to identify the level…
Descriptors: Majors (Students), Engineering Education, Teaching Styles, Focus Groups
Is "Superman" the Conversation We Need?
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Tirozzi, Gerald N. – Education Digest: Essential Readings Condensed for Quick Review, 2010
It is hard to look away from the vulnerable faces of the children whose educational odysseys are highlighted in the movie "Waiting for Superman." The movie longs for the good old days when U.S. education was the best in the world, without considering how content U.S. communities were with low expectations and low achievement for…
Descriptors: Public Education, Low Achievement, Rural Areas, Urban Areas
From Access to Success: A Funders Guide to Ensuring More Americans Earn Postsecondary Degrees
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Grantmakers for Education, 2010
College attainment rates are increasing in every industrialized and post-industrialized nation in the world--except America. Stagnating postsecondary graduation rates in the United States leave millions of Americans cut off from economic prosperity and impede our nation's ability to compete globally. Education philanthropy, which has long worked…
Descriptors: Scholarships, Politics of Education, Private Financial Support, Graduation Rate
The Untapped Opportunity: How Public-Private Partnerships Can Advance Education for All
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Ingram, George; Wils, Annababette; Carrol, Bidemi; Townsend, Felicity – Academy for Educational Development, 2006
The Academy for Educational Development (AED) offers this report, "Education for All: Opportunities for Public-Private Partnerships," to help focus and inform the discussion of the September 2006 Conference on Business and Education. The Academy is pleased to be cosponsoring this program with the Conference Board and acknowledges the…
Descriptors: Educational Development, Partnerships in Education, Private Sector, Public Sector