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Jones, Steven; Pampaka, Maria; Swain, Daniel; Skyrme, Julian – Research in Post-Compulsory Education, 2017
Differentials in UK degree outcomes have been noted for some time, with research showing that not all types of students enjoy comparable levels of attainment, even when prior qualifications are controlled for. This article offers a new perspective by using regression models to examine interactions between the key variables that predict success…
Descriptors: Academic Degrees, Gender Differences, Ethnicity, Regression (Statistics)
Yarde, James; Shao, Xin; Anders, Jake; Cullinane, Carl; De Gennaro, Alice; Early, Erin; Holt-White, Erica; Montacute, Rebecca – Sutton Trust, 2022
The COVID Social Mobility & Opportunities (COSMO) study is a new national cohort study generating high-quality evidence about how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected socio-economic inequalities in life chances, both in terms of short- and long-term effects on education, wellbeing, and career outcomes. A representative sample of young people in…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Social Mobility, Access to Education
Ruffalo Noel Levitz, 2018
The perception of college affordability and financing is a grim one, fueled by the very real rising costs of higher education, as well as media coverage of how much students and their families are borrowing. While this perception is understandable given the realities of paying for college, how do students and parents feel about the process of…
Descriptors: Paying for College, Costs, Higher Education, High School Seniors
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Martinez, Alina; Linkow, Tamara; Miller, Hannah; Parsad, Amanda – National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, 2018
The U.S. Department of Education tested a set of promising, low-cost advising strategies, called "Find the Fit," designed to help low-income and "first generation" students enrolled in the Department's Upward Bound program choose more selective colleges and stay in until they complete a degree. About 200 Upward Bound projects…
Descriptors: Low Income Students, First Generation College Students, College Choice, Academic Persistence
Neal, Micki; Stelling, Laura; Looby, Karen – Online Submission, 2014
Since 2003, Austin Independent School District's (AISD) postsecondary enrollment has increased incrementally. Over the years, the percentages of students enrolling in 2-year institutions appear to account for the overall increase in postsecondary enrollment. After the upward tick in postsecondary enrollment for the Class of 2011, enrollment…
Descriptors: School Districts, Enrollment Trends, College Attendance, Trend Analysis
Strayhorn, Terrell L., Ed.; Terrell, Melvin Cleveland, Ed. – Stylus Publishing, LLC, 2010
Presenting new empirical evidence and employing fresh theoretical perspectives, this book sheds new light on the challenges that Black Students face from the time they apply to college through their lives on campus. The contributors make the case that the new generation of Black students differ in attitudes and backgrounds from earlier…
Descriptors: African American Students, First Generation College Students, Mentors, Females