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The Effects of Completing PREP Academy: A University-Based Transition Project for Students with Disabilities (Practice Brief)
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Ford, Jeremy W.; Wenner, Julianne A.; Murphy, Victoria – Journal of Postsecondary Education and Disability, 2019
This practice brief provides an overview of a project designed to support students with disabilities considering postsecondary education. Postsecondary Rewarding Education is Possible (PREP) Academy was developed by individuals from a state vocational rehabilitation agency and a public research university. PREP Academy is a campus-based, weeklong…
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, Self Advocacy, Transitional Programs, Student Attitudes
Pregnant and Parenting Students on Campus: Policy and Program Implications for a Growing Population
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Brown, Virginia; Nichols, Tracy R. – Educational Policy, 2013
The number of pregnant and parenting students in higher education is increasing. Research suggests this population experiences added pressure and stress while pursuing their education. Few resources exist for these students and the universities who provide services do not adequately promulgate them to the campus community. The research presented…
Descriptors: Nontraditional Students, Parents, Pregnant Students, State Universities
Campus Racial Climate Perceptions and Overall Sense of Belonging among Racially Diverse Women in STEM Majors
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Johnson, Dawn R. – Journal of College Student Development, 2012
This study examined the contributions of campus racial climate perceptions and other college environments to overall sense of belonging among racially diverse women in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) majors. The sample included 1,722 women from the 2004 National Study of Living-Learning Programs. Using a conceptual…
Descriptors: College Environment, Dormitories, Women Scientists, STEM Education
Expectations for the College Environment
Risch, Thomas J. – Journal of College Student Personnel, 1970
The findings indicate that it may not be useful to categorize students' expectations on only the basis of their parents' level of education. Finding of sex differences in expectations as measured by the Awareness and Community Scales is consistent with findings reported by Pace (1966) except he reported on perceptions of students already in the…
Descriptors: College Environment, College Students, Educational Background, Expectation
New Perspectives on Asian American Parents, Students and Teacher Recruitment. Research on the Education of Asian Pacific Americans
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Park, Clara C., Ed.; Endo, Russell, Ed.; Rong, Xue Lan, Ed. – IAP - Information Age Publishing, Inc., 2009
This research anthology is the fifth volume in a series sponsored by the Special Interest Group-Research on the Education of Asian and Pacific Americans (SIG-REAPA) of the American Educational Research Association and National Association for Asian and Pacific American Education. This series explores and examines the patterns of Asian parents'…
Descriptors: Asian Americans, Parents, Parent Student Relationship, Asian American Students
At Many Colleges, Orientation Has Become a Serious Introduction to Campus Life.
Greene, Elizabeth – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1987
Many institutions are taking freshman orientation more seriously by challenging students before they start classes and giving them a more thorough introduction to campus life than ever before. The biggest changes in orientation are occurring among community colleges. Some of the experiences at Georgia Tech are described. (MLW)
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, College Environment, College Freshmen, College Students