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Funding Public Higher Education in Colorado: How Has the College Opportunity Funding Model Impacted Educational Funding and Performance?
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Middlemist, George Edward – ProQuest LLC, 2017
During the 2004 legislative session, the Colorado General Assembly enacted Senate Bill 189 (SB189), which established the first system of college vouchers in the United States. The supporters of SB189 hoped that the voucher system, called the College Opportunity Fund (COF), would: 1) stabilize the flow of state funding to higher education; 2)…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Funding Formulas, Educational Finance, Public Colleges
Title IX Coordinators as Street-Level Bureaucrats in U.S. Schools: Challenges Addressing Sex Discrimination in the #MeToo Era
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Meyer, Elizabeth J.; Somoza-Norton, Andrea; Lovgren, Natalie; Rubin, Andrea; Quantz, Mary – Education Policy Analysis Archives, 2018
Sex discrimination in educational contexts is an ongoing problem despite the passage of Title IX in 1972. Many schools have not aligned their policies with new laws protecting students from bullying and harassment, and many professionals are unaware of their new obligations in regards to new state regulations. This article presents the findings…
Descriptors: Educational Legislation, Federal Legislation, Higher Education, Gender Discrimination
Adaptation and Academic Adjustment of First Generation Immigrant Students from the Horn of Africa to Higher Education Learning in the United States
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Hailu, Tekleab Elos – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The purpose of the study was to investigate the experiences of first generation immigrant students from the Horn of Africa studying in the Denver Metro area colleges in Colorado. The theoretical framework underlying the study is critical pedagogy. The participants in the study were 10 first generation immigrant students from the countries in the…
Descriptors: First Generation College Students, Colleges, Higher Education, Foreign Countries
Broom Closet or Fish Bowl? An Ethnographic Exploration of a University Queer Center and Oneself
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Teman, Eric D.; Lahman, Maria K. E. – Qualitative Inquiry, 2012
The authors detail an educational ethnography of a university queer cultural center's role on campus and in the surrounding community. The data include participant observation, in-depth interviews, and artifacts. The authors review lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, ally, and questioning (LGBTAQ) issues in higher education, heterosexual…
Descriptors: Participant Observation, Ethnography, Research Reports, Tales
Coming Back to College: Middle East Veteran Student Involvement and Culture Shock
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Carne, Glenda Lynn – ProQuest LLC, 2011
Increased veteran enrollment in universities warrants the examination of the challenges of students transitioning on campus. In this phenomenological, mixed methods study incorporating reverse culture shock theory and student engagement, four research questions are explored. "Do current Colorado veteran residents obtain degrees at the same…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, Culture Conflict, Foreign Countries, Veterans
Evaluating the Impact of Colorado's Higher Education Admission Requirements: The Unintended Consequences of Increased Standards on Marginalized Populations
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Schaible-Brandon, Sonia – ProQuest LLC, 2008
This research is a sequential quantitative to qualitative mixed-method study which examined the Colorado Higher Education Admission Requirements. The model and its components were studied to investigate potential adverse affects on marginalized populations Phase I replicated the path model of the current policy. The population was incoming…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Statistical Analysis, Qualitative Research, College Admission