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Marcial, Dave – ProQuest LLC, 2023
Illinois has enacted legislative policies to provide access to higher education and state funding opportunities for undocumented students. Public Act 093-0007, Illinois RISE Act, and Illinois House Bill 3438 all have implications for Illinois four-year public universities and community colleges. This dissertation focused on understanding the…
Descriptors: State Legislation, Public Colleges, Admissions Officers, Undocumented Immigrants
Derrek Drenckpohl – ProQuest LLC, 2024
Study abroad programming has seen substantial growth at U.S. institutions of higher education over the past few decades. It has cemented itself as an integral educational option at nearly all U.S. colleges and universities, including for students in teacher preparation programs. While a growing body of research shows evidence that teacher…
Descriptors: Study Abroad, Teacher Education Programs, Teacher Competencies, Standardized Tests
Jeniece D. Mitchell – ProQuest LLC, 2023
This research was conducted as a qualitative study of African American college students' racialized and academic experiences while completing the teacher preparation program at their respective universities. This study was carried out at three predominantly White institutions (PWIs) of varying sizes in rural, urban, and suburban cities in the…
Descriptors: African American Students, Preservice Teachers, Predominantly White Institutions, Rural Schools
Christina J. Coclanis-Loding – ProQuest LLC, 2021
There are 44 million adults over the age of 24 who hold a high school diploma, and another 35 million adults who have some college credit, but have not earned their college degree. These numbers make adult learners a viable population to attract and matriculate at community colleges. Considering the impact adult learners would have on enrollment…
Descriptors: Community College Students, Adult Learning, Adult Students, Public Colleges
Sirena Covington – ProQuest LLC, 2022
This correlational quantitative study examined a five-year (2014-2019) trend to analyze whether there is a relationship between the level of state funding and the enrollment and graduation rates of students of color attending public institutions in Illinois. For the purposes of this study, the students of color include the following groups:…
Descriptors: Minority Group Students, Public Colleges, Correlation, Trend Analysis
McKnight, Frank R., III – ProQuest LLC, 2015
Many colleges and universities face record numbers of first year students leaving during or after their first semester of the first year. With increased access to higher education over the past decade the demographic makeup of universities in Illinois and the United States has certainly diversified. In the state of Illinois universities are…
Descriptors: Public Colleges, School Holding Power, Decision Making, College Administration