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Direct linkJensen, Umi – AERA Online Paper Repository, 2019
There are many efforts to bolster college-going, especially for minority students. While mainstream research dominates the perspectives that inform development of initiatives aimed at increasing college-going, it is important that student voices and experiences guide these programs. The purpose of this study is to amplify Native Hawaiian voices to…
Descriptors: Hawaiians, College Readiness, Minority Group Students, College Attendance
Download full textMayer, Alexander – MDRC, 2018
In this testimony by Alexander Mayer, Deputy Director, Postsecondary Education, Manpower Demonstration Research Corporation (MDRC), Before the New Jersey State Assembly Higher Education Committee, the following three points are emphasized: (1) Developmental education is a major challenge facing low-income college students in New Jersey and across…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Low Income Groups, Barriers, College Students
Khandekar, Shruti – AERA Online Paper Repository, 2019
This study examines low-income schools that were successful in OnRamps, an innovative dual enrollment program created by The University of Texas at Austin. The program has enrolled over 20,000 students since its inception in 2011 and partnered with more than 70 school districts across Texas in 2017-18. Participation in dual enrollment and dual…
Descriptors: Low Income Students, Disadvantaged Schools, Dual Enrollment, College School Cooperation
Hobson, Lisa D.; Ishaq, Kashan; Attia, John O. – AERA Online Paper Repository, 2017
There is a paucity of African American female students entering engineering studies and the engineering profession itself. The purpose of this phenomenological case study was to examine the context within which African American female engineering students matriculate in engineering programs and to explore the role of environmental influences,…
Descriptors: African American Students, Females, Engineering Education, Environmental Influences
Conforti, Peter; Sanchez, Jonell; McClarty, Katie Larsen – Pearson, 2014
In the past decade, developmental education has come under increased examination by stakeholders. Founded as an avenue for learners with academic deficits to meet educational goals, developmental education has helped many students. However, many more learners fail to succeed due to institutionalized difficulties, chief of which is a no-credit…
Descriptors: Developmental Programs, Literature Reviews, Educational History, Barriers
Ubinas, Luis A. – Educational Testing Service, 2012
Each year a distinguished scholar or prominent leader is selected to present the Tomás Rivera Lecture. Named in honor of the late Dr. Tomás Rivera, professor, scholar, poet and former president of the University of California, Riverside, in the tradition of the former Hispanic Caucus of the American Association for Higher Education, AAHHE is…
Descriptors: Hispanic American Students, Access to Education, Higher Education, College Readiness
