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Michelle Pleace; Nicky Nicholls – Studies in Higher Education, 2024
The Impostor Phenomenon (IP) refers to the psychological experience of individuals mistakenly perceiving themselves as incompetent, despite external evidence of their success. Research has highlighted the prevalence of impostor feelings within academic settings, particularly among women. To better understand the gender gap in academia, our…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Self Efficacy, Females
Beale, Shawanda W. – ProQuest LLC, 2023
This study will investigate the relationship between Black males' self-efficacy, college aspirations, and college attendance. Researchers have examined self-efficacy among racial groups and gender (Richardson et al., 2013). Yet, the researcher is interested in examining factors that relate to Black males aspiring to and attending college and the…
Descriptors: Blacks, African American Students, Student Attitudes, Self Efficacy
Elizabeth Montano – ProQuest LLC, 2022
Mixtecos are Indigenous people that originate from the states of Guerrero, Oaxaca, and Puebla, in Mexico. This community is unique in that it speaks an unwritten language with different variations based on locations north or south of Oaxaca, Guerrero, and Puebla. California and other agricultural states have been the major relocation areas for…
Descriptors: Student Experience, Indigenous Populations, Foreign Countries, Migrant Workers
Lawrence, Kehinde Clement; Nkoane, Molebatsi Milton – International Journal of Education and Practice, 2020
Higher education is a major driving force of transformation. To achieve this, higher educational attainment expectation among adolescent learners is critical. In order to clarify why it is challenging for so many black South African adolescents to pursue higher education using the little available facilities and resources, this study analyzed…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Educational Change, Educational Attainment, Blacks
Butcher, John – Higher Education Policy Institute, 2020
In this paper John Butcher challenges policymakers and the English higher education sector to act urgently to address the decline in part-time higher education. Although the drop in part-time student numbers has been well-reported in a series of quantitative studies, the problem persists. The dramatic reduction in part-time learners…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Part Time Students, Student Experience, Higher Education
Scanlon, Margaret; Jenkinson, Hilary; Leahy, Pat; Powell, Fred; Byrne, Olive – Irish Educational Studies, 2019
The number of young people progressing to higher education (HE) in Ireland has grown significantly over the last three decades but inequality of access and participation remain a major policy challenge. This article sets out to explore the factors which impact on levels of participation in HE by young people from lower socio-economic backgrounds,…
Descriptors: Barriers, Access to Education, Higher Education, Disadvantaged Youth
Gore, Jennifer; Patfield, Sally; Holmes, Kathryn; Smith, Maxwell; Lloyd, Adam; Gruppetta, Maree; Weaver, Natasha; Fray, Leanne – Australian Journal of Education, 2017
Indigenous students remain vastly under-represented within higher education in Australia. While aspirations have been a key focus of the widening participation agenda, the aspirations of Indigenous students have largely been overlooked. Drawing on survey data collected as part of a mixed methods longitudinal study conducted with students in Years…
Descriptors: Higher Education, College Attendance, Academic Aspiration, Occupational Aspiration
Clennon, Ornette D.; Kagan, Carolyn; Lawthom, Rebecca; Swindells, Rachel – International Journal of Inclusive Education, 2016
In this paper, we critically reflect, through the lens of liberation psychology, on our experiences of using participative community arts in work with young people and intergenerational groups in inner-city Manchester, UK. We used mixed methods to examine the impact of and engagement with community arts in two projects. One study was quasi…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Community Programs, Urban Areas, Quasiexperimental Design
Nguyen, David H. K. – Journal of International Students, 2016
There is scarce research that examines the leadership experiences of international students on campus. Leadership capacity and efficacy are important indicators of success in higher education and are linked to important academic, career, and life benefits, such as career and leadership aspirations, work performance, the ability to cope and…
Descriptors: Foreign Students, Student Leadership, Higher Education, Academic Achievement
Al Darwish, Salwa – International Education Studies, 2016
The purpose of this research study is to determine the level of influence of parental education, social and financial status on their senior college students by encouraging them to pursue higher degrees. The sample of the study was 313 senior college students randomly selected from private and public universities in Kuwait to answer the…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Universities, Foreign Countries, Socioeconomic Influences
Henderson, Davetta A. – ProQuest LLC, 2011
Many African Americans are leaving high school prior to graduation and are entering college for the first time beyond the age of 30 years, a phenomenon that has an effect on school systems, the community, and society as a whole. The research problem addressed was the need to understand the experience of an increasing number of African Americans…
Descriptors: African Americans, Higher Education, High Schools, Social Development
Tierney, William G.; Venegas, Kristan M. – Journal of Higher Education, 2009
The authors do not quarrel with the assumption that increasing financial aid would boost college going. Yet a conundrum exists. Some state agencies have the potential to provide more resources than what college-bound students request. The federal government also has an excess of money in various aid programs. Of course, the authors do not ignore…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Access to Education, Paying for College, Student Financial Aid
Yan, Bo; Slagle, Mike – Online Submission, 2006
This study reports a comprehensive review of the research on career strands and college connection for the past 30 years. Specifically, major findings about college choice and college readiness are presented and summarized. Last, what educators can do based upon this body of research is suggested.
Descriptors: College Choice, Literature Reviews, College Preparation, Models

Becker, Angela H.; And Others – Teaching of Psychology, 1990
Investigates student expectations of themselves and their instructors by administering a precourse questionnaire to 393 introductory psychology students at Emporia State University (Kansas). Uses a postcourse questionnaire to determine how these expectations were met. Shows women and men had similar expectations. Contends results are useful to…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, College Faculty, Educational Research, Higher Education
Harris, Sandra McMeans – 1999
This study investigated whether gender differences exist in the factors thought to influence a person's desire to pursue higher education. A 152-item multiple choice questionnaire, completed by 346 students enrolled at a large university during 1998, was the source of the data. The independent variable was gender; dependent variables were…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, College Bound Students, Decision Making, Family Influence
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