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Direct linkReese, Sarah E.; Liddell, Jessica L.; Cooper, Deanna – Journal of Teaching in Social Work, 2024
Over the past two decades, the number of online and distance social work programs has grown rapidly. The COVID-19 pandemic has further highlighted interest in online options from both students and instructors. As programs grow, it is important to recognize the need for retention strategies, especially for students with marginalized identities. The…
Descriptors: Program Evaluation, Bachelors Degrees, Undergraduate Study, Social Work
Download full textAmy Jo Richardson; David B. Knight – AERA Open, 2024
Beginning the path to a bachelor's degree in community college has the potential to be a more cost-effective higher education option. Previous research on transfer students has focused broadly on curriculum alignment, articulation policies, and academic advising in efforts to reduce credit loss. Credit loss can significantly impact transfer…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Prior Learning, Transfer Programs, College Transfer Students
James L. Nuzzo – Advances in Physiology Education, 2024
The number of degrees conferred by postsecondary institutions in an academic field reflects institutional priorities, public interest in a domain of human knowledge, and overall societal and economic demand for certain skills and abilities. Public postsecondary institutions, which are obligated to serve the public interest, and professional…
Descriptors: Exercise Physiology, Academic Degrees, Trend Analysis, College Graduates
Lee John Geisinger; Janice Nahra Friedel – Journal of Vocational Education and Training, 2024
Using Academic Plans in Sociocultural Context as a framework, this study examined university personnel's perspectives of the Bachelor of Applied Science degrees. Through quantitative techniques, the findings from this study show university faculty and administrators associated with liberal arts education view Bachelor of Applied Science degrees…
Descriptors: Bachelors Degrees, Science Education, Teacher Attitudes, Administrator Attitudes
Deepthi E. Suresh; Julie P. Martin; Annamarie Lunkes; Paul A. Jensen – Biomedical Engineering Education, 2024
Biomedical Quality Engineers (QEs) ensure that medical devices are safe, reliable, and consistent. To better understand career pathways for biomedical QEs, we (1) quantified the prevalence of QE skills in entry-level biomedical engineering (BME) job listings and (2) interviewed seven biomedical Quality Engineers with a BME bachelor's degree. We…
Descriptors: Biomedicine, Equipment, Medicine, Quality Control
Hastings, Jayne; Noyes, Andrew – Journal of Further and Higher Education, 2023
In the UK, most prospective university students study 'traditional' academic qualifications such as A-Levels. However, increasing numbers of students are entering UK higher education with 'non-traditional' or vocational qualifications. This has provoked debate about the relationships between entry qualifications and degree outcomes; this paper…
Descriptors: Outcomes of Education, Physical Education, Exercise, Foreign Countries
Skills and Competencies Gained from a Psychology Bachelor's Degree: European Graduates' Perspectives
Ioulia Papageorgi; Nicola Falzon; Lenka Sokolova; Iva Stuchlikova; Sergio Salvatore; Morag Williamson; Juliet Foster; Nina Pavlin-Bernardic; Mirjana Beara; Helen Bakker; Stephan Dutke – Psychology Learning and Teaching, 2024
Results from a survey conducted by the European Federation of Psychologists' Associations Board of Educational Affairs are reported. A total of 227 psychology graduates from across Europe responded to an online survey. Participants were presented with a set of psychology subject-specific competencies and a set of general competencies and asked to…
Descriptors: Bachelors Degrees, Psychology, College Graduates, Attitudes
Natalia Barbour; Daphne van Meggelen – European Journal of Engineering Education, 2024
Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, student well-being was highlighted as an important public health issue. The study aims to gain insights into the exact factors that bachelor and master students from engineering fields at Delft University of Technology are impacted by. Multiple interviews were performed to identify the key areas of impact and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Students, Well Being, Influences
Malgorzata Chwatko; Gisella Rossana Lamas Samanamud – Chemical Engineering Education, 2024
The scope of the chemical engineering curriculum has increased over time with the addition of new content such as coding and sustainability. This study aimed to identify the specific career paths of 311 chemical engineering students from the University of Kentucky (Lexington and Paducah) over the past five years. We also explored job placement of…
Descriptors: Job Placement, Chemistry, Science Education, Engineering Education
Mads Paludan Goddiksen; Mikkel Willum Johansen; Anna Catharina Vieira Armond; Mateja Centa; Christine Clavien; Eugenijus Gefenas; Nóra Kovács; Marcus Tang Merit; I. Anna S. Olsson; Margarita Poškute; Júlio Borlido Santos; Rita Santos; Vojko Strahovnik; Orsolya Varga; P. J. Wall; Peter Sandøe; Thomas Bøker Lund – International Journal for Educational Integrity, 2024
Text-matching software (TMS) is a standard part of efforts to prevent and detect plagiarism in upper secondary and higher education. While there are many studies on the potential benefits of using this technology, few studies look into potential unintended side effects. These side effects include students worrying about being accused of plagiarism…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Secondary School Students, Bachelors Degrees, Undergraduate Students
Wright-Kim, Jeremy – AERA Open, 2022
Using generalized difference-in-difference and synthetic control modeling, this study estimates the influence of the community-college baccalaureate (CCB) on institutional finance over time and by intensity. Leveraging data spanning 19 years (1999-2017), I find no impact on overall revenue but suggestive evidence of upfront costs and slight…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Bachelors Degrees, Educational Finance, Income
Rebecca K. Woolston; Madeleine R. Kerrick; Jaquelyn Caro-Sena – Education Insights Center, 2024
From 2016-2023, College Futures Foundation supported several California State University (CSU) campuses to partner with California community colleges in their regions to increase the number of students transferring from community colleges and completing bachelor's degrees at the CSU. In an effort to learn more about this work, College Futures…
Descriptors: State Universities, Community Colleges, Transfer Programs, Institutional Cooperation
Neil van der Ploeg; Kelly Linden; Ben Hicks; Noelia Roman – Higher Education Research and Development, 2024
Universities actively promote themselves to potential students, control admissions and deliver programs of study. For most students globally, there are financial costs to attending university. At the extreme end of failure are students who receive 'zero-fails': they enrol, do not submit any assessments, and receive a mark of 0 out of 100. A…
Descriptors: Academic Failure, Bachelors Degrees, Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Students
McElrath, Kevin; Martin, Michael – US Census Bureau, 2021
Bachelor's degrees are important marks of progress for both individuals and society. Compared with noncollege graduates, individuals who hold a bachelor's degree have higher lifetime earnings, lower odds of unemployment, and better health outcomes. This report uses the 2005-2009, 2010-2014, and 2015-2019 American Community Survey (ACS) 5-year…
Descriptors: Bachelors Degrees, Educational Attainment, Educational Trends, Racial Differences
Jiajun Liu; Ernest T. Pascarella; Qian Wang; Jiaqi Fu; Shuai Wang – Journal of Language, Identity, and Education, 2025
Using data from the Wabash National Study of Liberal Arts Education, this study examined non-native English-speaking (NNES) students on selected college experiences and outcomes. The results suggested that NNES students were less likely to have close relationships with faculty and satisfying relationships with peers. They also experienced greater…
Descriptors: English Language Learners, Educational Attainment, Bachelors Degrees, Grade Point Average
