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Schellekens, Melissa; Ciarrochi, Joseph; Dillon, Anthony; Sahdra, Baljinder; Brockman, Robert; Mooney, Janet; Parker, Philip – British Educational Research Journal, 2022
Internationally, there is a gap in high-school completion rates for Indigenous and non-Indigenous students. In Australia, gap estimates are commonly based on lag indicators, precluding examination of underlying mechanisms. Using two longitudinal representative samples of Australian youth, we explored differences in high-school completion between…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Indigenous Populations, High School Students, Graduation Rate
Oliver, Cynthia L. – ProQuest LLC, 2022
As the number of rural, first-generation college students continue to rise, there was a gap in the literature regarding post-secondary enrollment and the self-efficacy of these students who participated in asynchronous credit recovery in high school to complete a high school diploma. In this qualitative, narrative study, I examined how completion…
Descriptors: First Generation College Students, Student Attitudes, Self Efficacy, Social Emotional Learning
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Yue Ma; Xinwu Zhang; Cody Abbey; Derek Hu; Oliver Lee; Weiting Hung; Chiayuan Chang; Chyi-In Wu; Dimitris Friesen; Scott Rozelle – Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2024
The objective of the current study is to examine the impact of an in-school computer-assisted learning (CAL) intervention on the math achievement of rural students in Taiwan, including a marginalized subgroup of rural students called Xinzhumin, and the factors associated with this impact. In order to achieve this, we conducted a cluster randomized…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Academic Achievement, Foreign Countries, Rural Youth
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Gelber, Scott – American Journal of Education, 2017
This article employs historical analysis of a unique collection of essays to examine the college aspirations of rural high school students. Although researchers attribute the low educational attainment of this population mainly to poverty and poor school quality, many scholars continue to believe that historically rooted cultural norms and kinship…
Descriptors: Rural Youth, High School Students, Academic Achievement, Postsecondary Education
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Walker, Melanie; Mathebula, Mikateko – Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education, 2020
In order to understand how students from low-income rural backgrounds in South Africa experience higher education and the opportunities and obstacles they encounter, the paper draws on two waves of interviews with 30 students currently studying at three large urban universities. Using concepts of capabilities and functionings, monetary resources…
Descriptors: Low Income Students, College Students, Student Experience, Rural Youth
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Schmitt-Wilson, Sarah; Downey, Jayne A.; Beck, Ashley E. – Journal of Research in Rural Education, 2018
Understanding patterns of educational attainment among rural youth is a critical concern for our nation as we seek to make postsecondary access and attainment more equitable across our increasingly diverse student population. The current study examines data collected in the Education Longitudinal Study of 2002 to identify contemporary patterns of…
Descriptors: Rural Education, Educational Attainment, Context Effect, Longitudinal Studies
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Wang, Shutao; Mao, Yaqing – Asia Pacific Journal of Education, 2018
Using propensity score matching method, this study examined the effect of boarding on campus on left-behind children (LBC)'s sense of school belonging and their academic achievement. The condition of boarding schools was also examined closely in this study. Data were collected from 6,638 students from 74 rural boarding schools in 11 provinces in…
Descriptors: Probability, Academic Achievement, Boarding Schools, Foreign Countries
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Goedeken, Jill A.; Xia, Yan; Durden, Tonia; de Guzman, Maria Rosario T. – Journal of Extension, 2016
An exploratory study examined rural Latino youths' perceptions regarding positive youth development (PYD), particularly related to aspects such as the definition of PYD, potential benefits of PYD, and motivations for participating in PYD activities. A total of 28 self-identified Hispanic youths participated in focus groups. Findings suggest that…
Descriptors: Rural Youth, Hispanic Americans, Youth Programs, Extension Education
Holbrook, Sandy – ProQuest LLC, 2016
The need for developmental education is ever present in higher education as more students annually enter college underprepared for entry level college coursework. Underpreparedness is a pervasive concern in higher education. Community colleges in particular are the primary means of shepherding developmental education. Academic underpreparedness is…
Descriptors: Resilience (Psychology), Academic Achievement, Rural Youth, Rural Schools
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Tracey, Danielle; Craven, Rhonda G.; Yeung, Alexander Seeshing; Tregeagle, Susan; Burnstein, Jodi; Stanley, Helena – International Journal of Inclusive Education, 2016
Rural Aboriginal Australians experience disadvantage across a number of significant social and economic outcomes, including educational engagement and achievement. Current debate postulates that educational environments and systems perpetuate this disadvantage. This qualitative study aimed to contribute to the debate by taking a broader ecological…
Descriptors: Indigenous Populations, Learner Engagement, Foreign Countries, Rural Youth
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Shelley, Mack, Ed.; Chiang, I-Tsun, Ed.; Ozturk, O. Tayfur, Ed. – International Society for Technology, Education, and Science, 2021
"Proceedings of International Conference on Research in Education and Science" includes full papers presented at the International Conference on Research in Education and Science (ICRES) which took place on April 1-4, 2021 in Antalya, Turkey. The aim of the conference is to offer opportunities to share ideas, to discuss theoretical and…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Student Interests, Student Attitudes, STEM Education
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Shelley, Mack, Ed.; Chiang, I-Tsun, Ed.; Ozturk, O. Tayfur, Ed. – Online Submission, 2021
"Proceedings of International Conference on Research in Education and Science" includes full papers presented at the International Conference on Research in Education and Science (ICRES) which took place on April 1-4, 2021 in Antalya, Turkey. The aim of the conference is to offer opportunities to share ideas, to discuss theoretical and…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Student Interests, Student Attitudes, STEM Education
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McMahon, Brenda – Journal for Critical Education Policy Studies, 2015
This qualitative study of educators' understandings of resilience contributes to ongoing rural school research that examines educators' beliefs about, and attitudes toward, rural students whom are at-risk and factors that impact rural school success. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with teachers and administrators in one rural Florida…
Descriptors: Rural Schools, Rural Education, Teacher Attitudes, Resilience (Psychology)
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Sheehan, Grania R.; Mosse, Jennifer – Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 2013
This article reports on a qualitative evaluation of the Science in Schools program; a suite of science based activities delivered by staff of a regional university campus and designed to provide professional development for science teachers working in non-metropolitan schools in a socioeconomically disadvantaged region of Australia. The research…
Descriptors: Discourse Communities, Foreign Countries, Science Teachers, Faculty Development
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Shamah, Devora – New Directions for Youth Development, 2011
Many rural youth leave their small home towns, at least temporarily, to pursue education and work opportunities after high school. A strong sense of purpose will likely help these young people navigate their transition to adulthood away from the comforts of home. A case study of high school students in a remote rural county in the Pacific…
Descriptors: Rural Schools, Rural Youth, School Activities, Academic Achievement
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