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Knight, David B.; Grohs, Jacob R.; Bradburn, Isabel S.; Kinoshita, Timothy J.; Vaziri, Stacey; M. Matusovich, Holly; Carrico, Cheryl – Journal of Engineering Education, 2020
Background: Determining the root causes of persistent underrepresentation of different subpopulations in engineering remains a continued challenge. Because place-based variation of resource distribution is not random and because school and community contexts influence high school outcomes, considering variation across those contexts should be…
Descriptors: Equal Education, Access to Education, Disproportionate Representation, Enrollment Rate
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Jia, Yuane; Konold, Timothy R.; Cornell, Dewey – School Psychology Quarterly, 2016
This study tested the association between school-wide measures of an authoritative school climate and high school dropout rates in a statewide sample of 315 high schools. Regression models at the school level of analysis used teacher and student measures of disciplinary structure, student support, and academic expectations to predict overall high…
Descriptors: High School Students, Dropout Rate, Educational Environment, Regression (Statistics)
Husain, Dilshad D. – Techniques: Making Education and Career Connections, 1999
The 1990s have seen an increase in vocational education enrollment rates. Business partnerships, the need for skilled workers, school-to-work programs, new delivery systems, the technology boom, and modernized programs account for the increase. (JOW)
Descriptors: Education Work Relationship, Enrollment Rate, Enrollment Trends, School Business Relationship