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Download full textDavis, Christopher J.; Kmetz, Karla – Information Systems Education Journal, 2015
Prior research in higher education shows that engagement has been inconsistently conceptualized: semantic inconsistency has been compounded by variations in the constructs used to operationalize engagement. Acknowledging these limitations, we conceptualize student engagement as a multi-faceted meta-construct, overcoming some of the limitations…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, Models, Cohort Analysis, Electronic Learning
Direct linkMatthews, Kelly E.; Firn, Jennifer; Schmidt, Susanne; Whelan, Karen – International Journal of Science Education, 2017
This study investigated students' perceptions of their graduate learning outcomes including content knowledge, communication, writing, teamwork, quantitative skills, and ethical thinking in two Australian universities. One university has a traditional discipline-orientated curriculum and the other, an interdisciplinary curriculum in the entry…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Student Attitudes, Outcomes of Education, Undergraduate Students
Giani, Matt S. – Research in Higher Education, 2015
The purpose of this study is to revisit the widely held assumption that the impact of socioeconomic background declines steadily across educational transitions, particularly at the postsecondary level. Sequential logit modeling, a staple methodological approach for estimating the relative impact of SES across educational stages, is applied to a…
Descriptors: Educational Resources, Postsecondary Education, Models, Socioeconomic Influences
Brand, Jennie E.; Yu Xie, – American Sociological Review, 2010
In this article, we consider how the economic return to a college education varies across members of the U.S. population. Based on principles of comparative advantage, scholars commonly presume that positive selection is at work, that is, individuals who are most likely to select into college also benefit most from college. Net of observed…
Descriptors: College Attendance, Cohort Analysis, Longitudinal Studies, Salary Wage Differentials
Maxwell, Nan L.; Rubin, Victor – 2001
The outcomes and implementation of career academy programs in California were examined in a study of one school district's efforts to implement a uniform career academy model in 1990-1996. A cohort of approximately 10,000 students who were sophomores in the district's comprehensive high schools between 1990 and 1993 were followed through high…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Black Students, Career Academies, Career Education
Le, Anh T.; Miller, Paul W. – 2002
Data primarily from Australia's Youth in Transition Survey were analyzed to explain differences in the schooling decisions of individuals born in 1961 versus 1970. The main measured factors affecting individuals' schooling decisions were as follows: ability; school type; and family background. Participation in school was positively associated with…
Descriptors: Catholic Schools, Cohort Analysis, Comparative Analysis, Course Selection (Students)
