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Gonzalez, Carolina E. – ProQuest LLC, 2015
The experiences of Latino male students are oftentimes consolidated with those of other student populations from similar backgrounds. While the research on Latino males has been slowly expanding to include their varied experiences, it has been mostly characterized by a deficit-oriented narrative focusing on their challenges rather than their…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Hispanic American Students, Males, At Risk Students
Bait Ajzoon, Muna S. – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Alcohol and/or substance use among college students is a serious public health issue. In Oman, studies addressing college student's alcohol and/or substance use are limited. The purpose of this study was to identify knowledge, attitudes, subjective norms, self-efficacy, and perceived behavioral control associated with alcohol and/or substance…
Descriptors: Alcohol Abuse, Substance Abuse, College Students, Student Behavior
Balsamo, Michael J. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Evidence suggests that parents who extensively use technology and have a high socioeconomic status (SES) may become overly involved with their elementary school-aged children's education and school-related activities, an involvement which can create a lasting dependence of the children on their parents. The literature indicates high…
Descriptors: Parents, Parent Participation, Elementary Schools, Elementary School Students
Smith, Temple Day – ProQuest LLC, 2011
Few students leave college with a plan for paying off their debt. Starting a career inundated with student loans and credit card debt burdens is a reality many college students face today. In the wake of graduation coming to terms with the consequences of credit card debt is stressful for many students. This dissertation observes the relationship…
Descriptors: College Students, Debt (Financial), Credit (Finance), Grade Point Average
Erdener, Mehmet Akif – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Parent involvement has an influence on children's educational engagement during the elementary years. The purpose of this study was to examine the perceptions of rural Turkish parents about their involvement in schooling with elementary school students based on Epstein's (1995) six types of parental involvement (parenting, communicating,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Parent Attitudes, Parent Participation, Elementary Education
Britton, R. Jason – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The process of strategically planning enrollment in higher education, particularly at private institutions has seen tremendous changes in a short period of time. Changes in perspectives toward the value of a college degree, along with economic and social factors, have contributed to the difficulty of discovering relationships affecting enrollment.…
Descriptors: Enrollment, Enrollment Influences, Family Income, Parent Background
Dean, Kelley M. – ProQuest LLC, 2011
The central research question is the extent to which gifted programming effects student academic outcomes of gifted as compared to not-gifted students and how this differs by race/ethnicity and/or poverty status. Since the identification of elementary school students as gifted is not random, propensity score matching is used to remove this bias in…
Descriptors: Ethnicity, Poverty, Academically Gifted, Income
Karasik, Bradley – ProQuest LLC, 2012
This secondary analysis of the earning mobility of the near poor examined the impact of human capital investment on the earning mobility of the near poor between 2005 and 2009. The theory framing this study is Human Capital Theory (Shultz, 1961). Other demographic and socioeconomic variables were included in this study to further explore factors…
Descriptors: Wages, Poverty, Low Income Groups, Human Capital
Zhao, Wanxia – ProQuest LLC, 2014
In the process of China's transformation from a socialist to a post-socialist society, China's entire system of education has experienced breathtaking expansion and reform. In this context, first-tier universities increasingly accept students from more financially well off backgrounds. While second-tier universities are inclined to accept more…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Politics of Education, Educational Change, Higher Education
Kutchner, Wendy – ProQuest LLC, 2012
This quantitative study examined the impact that Advanced Placement (AP) coursework had on students attending college with specific emphasis on those who failed the exam. The study comprised four years of entering freshmen students between the academic years 2006-2009. The study was comprehensive in that it revealed all AP attempts regardless of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Advanced Placement, School Holding Power, Grade Point Average
Weidert, John William – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Rapid advancements in technology and the proliferation of mobile communication devices available in the marketplace require that community college administrators and teachers better understand levels of digital communication technology adoption and how adult learners currently use them. Such an understanding is necessary to developing the…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Adult Learning, Community Colleges, Two Year College Students
Santoro, Elizabeth A. – ProQuest LLC, 2011
This qualitative study explored the reasons why suburban district leaders opted for full-day or half-day kindergarten programming in a sample of four local suburban districts operating such programs in Southeastern, Pennsylvania. The primary data source was interviews with key district leaders including school board members, superintendents,…
Descriptors: Strategic Planning, School Schedules, Middle Class, Kindergarten
Bodenstab, Tracy – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Present research has shown that parental involvement has a large effect on student achievement. The current study utilized both casual-comparative and correlation methodology and identified variables that influence parental involvement. A review of literature with respect to parental involvement was presented. The study utilized survey data from…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Models, Language Proficiency, English (Second Language)
Guclu, Timur – ProQuest LLC, 2013
This study has two main areas: first, the study evaluates whether the ethical leadership style of a direct supervisor has an impact on the police officers' perception of the integrity violations; second, the study scrutinizes whether police officers' moral judgment of integrity violations makes a difference in the amount of such violations. The…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Police, Ethics, Leadership Styles
Hsiao, Yun-Ju – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship among the quality of life of families that have at least one child with autism spectrum disorder, parental stress level, and partnerships between the family and professionals. Also, parent perceptions of parental stress, family quality of life, and family-professional partnerships were…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Questionnaires, Stress Variables