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Silvia Garcia; Cindy Gil; Gloria Berlanga King – Journal of Latinos and Education, 2024
There is a significant gap in the literature about Indiana Latino students' struggles to access post-secondary options. This study uses focus groups and interviews to explore parents', students', and teachers' perceptions about barriers and opportunities Latino high school students have to transition into education options after high school.…
Descriptors: Barriers, Educational Opportunities, Hispanic American Students, Youth
Pence, Lori G. – ProQuest LLC, 2022
The purpose of this study was to explore the rural schooling experience of ten high school students attending a small high school located in a rural county in Indiana regarding college and postsecondary aspirations. Specifically, do they have a positive, negative, or neutral view of college? Who or what is influencing their perceptions, values,…
Descriptors: High School Students, Rural Schools, Student Experience, Educational Experience
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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
Christina Clark Tuttle; Brian Gill; Philip Gleason; Virginia Knechtel; Ira Nichols-Barrer; Alexandra Resch – Mathematica Policy Research, Inc., 2013
The Knowledge Is Power Program (KIPP) is a rapidly expanding network of public charter schools whose mission is to improve the education of low-income children. As of the 2012-2013 school year, 125 KIPP schools are in operation in 20 different states and the District of Columbia (DC). Ultimately, KIPP's goal is to prepare students to enroll and…
Descriptors: Middle Schools, Charter Schools, Middle School Students, Economically Disadvantaged
National Survey of Student Engagement, 2016
The National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) and its companion projects serve colleges and universities committed to monitoring and improving the quality of the undergraduate experience. While participating institutions receive detailed customized reports, the "Annual Results" series presents noteworthy aggregate findings from the…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, National Surveys, Educational Quality, Student Characteristics
Greenberg, Robert M.; Tully, Richard B. – 1975
In the spring of 1975, a manpower survey was conducted to determine the educational, occupational, and career plans of college students in Indiana who were about to complete the requirements for an associate degree. Fifty percent (1,467) of the expected associate degree recipients from public institutions, and all 623 of the expected reciPients…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, Associate Degrees, Career Choice, Labor Force Development
Shepard, Linda L.; And Others – 1992
This paper presents and discusses longitudinal data collected through surveys completed by students (n=1,545) in the 9th and 11th grades to determine what factors influence a student's change in plans for postsecondary education. Twenty-one Indiana high schools were selected to ensure that the sample proportionally represented students from all…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, Attitude Change, Career Planning, Expectation
Taylor, John; And Others – 1975
The personal, academic, financial, and vocational/educational characteristics of over 6,800 students attending 32 private colleges and universities in Indiana were studied, as part of a larger study. At the time of applying to college, 49.4 percent of the students lived in Indiana. About 88 percent were 18-24 years old, and nearly 80 percent began…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, Enrollment Influences, Higher Education, In State Students
Purdue Univ., Lafayette, IN. Office of Manpower Studies. – 1975
The objectives of the study were to help high school seniors make occupational choices, develop their employment and educational plans, and to provide data for school personnel and for the planning of postsecondary vocational training activities. Approximately 50,000 Indiana high school seniors were surveyed as to their educational and employment…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, Career Choice, College Choice, Grade 12