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Olori, Gloria; Oyigbo, Dorida; Ozurumba, Iheanyichukwu; Olori, Christian; Ugwuoke, Judith; Anigbogu, Chinyere; Onah, Beatrice – International Journal of Higher Education, 2022
With the continuous decline on students' enrollment in adult and vocational education in Niger Delta region, this study sets to analyse the effect of militancy activities and its impact on educational development. It adopted the ex post facto type of the descriptive research. The sample of 347 students was used to respond to the data collecting…
Descriptors: Enrollment Rate, Foreign Countries, Adult Education, Vocational Education
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Nguyen, Tuan D.; Kramer, Jenna W. – Journal of Student Financial Aid, 2023
Decades of research related to the experience of postsecondary students who are adults, work full-time, or have other life roles have not led to agreement in the field regarding who is a "nontraditional" college student. This study leverages nationally representative data to illuminate shifts in this student population in the 21st…
Descriptors: College Students, Nontraditional Students, Definitions, Student Experience
Complete College America, 2022
Across the country, colleges using Complete College America (CCA) strategies are improving graduation rates. But despite these overall gains, data continues to show persistent institutional performance gaps for BILPOC (Black, Indigenous, Latinx, People of Color) students and students ages 25 and older. Students in both of these groups…
Descriptors: College Students, Minority Group Students, Adult Students, Achievement Gap
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D. Alexis Hart; Roger Thompson – College Composition and Communication, 2016
Drawing upon a two-year study of student-veterans in college writing classrooms, this article analyzes three types of courses developed in an effort to respond to increased military-affiliated student enrollments: veterans-only, veteran-focused, and veteran-friendly. The article concludes with recommendations for an asset-based approach to…
Descriptors: Veterans, Veterans Education, College Students, Writing (Composition)
National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2015
The Australian education and training system offers a range of options for young people. This publication provides a summary of the statistics relating to young people aged 15 to 19 years who participated in an education and training activity during 2014. Information on participation is presented for school students, VET in Schools students,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Apprenticeships, College Students, Higher Education
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Shamsideen, Saula Ayinla – African Educational Research Journal, 2015
Education is the process of becoming critically aware of one's reality in a manner that leads to effective action upon it. The plight of women, in terms of education is further compounded by the negative attitude of parents toward female education. Some parents are usually reluctant to send their girl child for formal education especially to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adult Learning, Females, College Attendance
Tennessee Higher Education Commission, 2003
The Tennessee Higher Education Commission (THEC) was created in 1967 by the Tennessee General Assembly (TCA 49-7-202) for the purpose of coordinating and supporting the efforts of post-secondary institutions in the State of Tennessee. One of its statuatory requirements is to create a master plan for the development of public higher education in…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Master Plans, Private Colleges, Intellectual Disciplines
Tennessee Higher Education Commission, 2004
The Tennessee Higher Education Commission (THEC) was created in 1967 by the Tennessee General Assembly (TCA 49-7-202) for the purpose of coordinating and supporting the efforts of post-secondary institutions in the State of Tennessee. One of its statuatory requirements is to create a master plan for the development of public higher education in…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Master Plans, Private Colleges, Intellectual Disciplines
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Snyder, Thomas D.; Dillow, Sally A. – National Center for Education Statistics, 2013
The 2012 edition of the "Digest of Education Statistics" is the 48th in a series of publications initiated in 1962. The "Digest" has been issued annually except for combined editions for the years 1977-78, 1983-84, and 1985-86. Its primary purpose is to provide a compilation of statistical information covering the broad field…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Adult Education
Bureau of Education, Department of the Interior, 1924
This report contains statistics from 382 schools engaged in the business of preparing teachers. Of this number, 80 are teachers colleges, 110 are State normal schools, 63 are private normal schools, 34 are city normal schools, and 95 are county normal schools. Although only 11 more schools are included in this report than were included in 1920, a…
Descriptors: Enrollment Rate, Schools of Education, Statistical Surveys, College Students