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Direct linkJanis, Thomas – Research in Comparative and International Education, 2013
While community colleges have been accessible for adult learners with an immigrant and an English Language Learning (ELL) background, there is a gap between preparation and academic success on the college level among these students. Within community colleges, older adult English as a Second Language (ESL) students have the lowest first-semester…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, English Language Learners, Grade Point Average, English (Second Language)
Download full textNational Survey of Student Engagement, 2012
The National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) documents dimensions of quality in undergraduate education and provides information and assistance to colleges, universities, and other organizations to improve student learning. Its primary activity is annually surveying college students to assess the extent to which they engage in educational…
Descriptors: National Surveys, Student Surveys, Undergraduate Students, Learner Engagement
Russell, H. Jill – ProQuest LLC, 2009
A qualitative, hermeneutic phenomenological study conducted through interviews with 20 non-traditional (NT) Hispanic/Latino female part-time community college students and located at an urban community college in southern New Jersey explored for factors of persistence and discontinuation. Six themes emerged. Theme 1: Institutional persistence…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Academic Persistence, Familiarity, College Environment
New Jersey State Dept. of Higher Education, Trenton. – 1988
New Jersey's plan for increasing minority group participation in higher education is presented. The plan, developed in response to declining minority enrollments, outlines eight goals for student recruitment and retention and the strategies intended to achieve them. The goals concern strengthening efforts to attract academically prepared minority…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Access to Education, Change Strategies, College Environment
New Jersey State Dept. of Higher Education, Trenton. – 1987
The New Jersey annual report on higher education outlines achievements and problems within the system. Five sections focus on the following topics: (1) introduction; (2) system status report (size of the system, budget and finance, funding policies and formulas, faculty, state college autonomy, and overall academic health); (3) the foundations of…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Allied Health Occupations, Annual Reports, College Environment
New Jersey State Dept. of Higher Education, Trenton. – 1986
The New Jersey annual report on higher education in the state highlights accomplishments during 1985-1986. Five sections look at the following topics: (1) introduction; (2) the foundations of excellence (funding to reward excellence and excellence throughout the institution); (3) equity/access (minority enrollment initiatives, basic skills,…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Allied Health Occupations, Annual Reports, College Environment
