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Addressing and Closing Equity Gaps: Increasing Black Females' Participation in Career and Technical Education Programs Leading to High-Wage, High-Demand Jobs
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Geralyn Agnes Janice – ProQuest LLC, 2022
Louisiana's community and technical colleges provide access to educational programs. However, access to opportunity is not enough for individuals such as low-income Black females due to the residual impact of educational practices and structural inequalities. However, provisional changes in federal funding legislation give states the flexibility…
Descriptors: Community College Students, Females, African American Students, Technical Institutes
Perspectives of Nontraditional Students Pertinent to Academic Success and Persistence at a Four-Year Public Institution in North West Louisiana
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Shalena Barber Johnson – ProQuest LLC, 2021
According to Donavan (2014) National Center for Education Statistics shows 8.4 million enrolled in higher education in 2010 were nontraditional learners, and the projected enrollment will reach 10.3 million by 2021. Adult learners will constitute over 41% of post-secondary students in the next five years. Institutions have seen an increase in…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Academic Persistence, Academic Achievement, Nontraditional Students