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Download full textWebster, Jeff; Cornett, Allyson; Fletcher, Carla – Trellis Company, 2020
In January 2017, Trellis launched the Financial Security Study (FSS) to shed light on a broad set of questions related to students' basic needs and academic experiences. Working with 11 institutions in Texas and Florida from late January to October of 2017, researchers interviewed 72 students every 30 days or so to discuss their recent experiences…
Descriptors: College Students, Student Needs, Eating Habits, Educational Finance
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The aim of this study was to explore the lived experiences of advanced students who live in poverty and their choices regarding taking Advanced Placement (AP) courses. Ten urban high school students were interviewed regarding their decision-making process regarding coursework to investigate supports or barriers that exist. Four themes became…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Poverty, At Risk Students, Low Income Students
Carhill-Poza, Avary; Williams, Tim; Chen, Jie – Nellie Mae Education Foundation, 2020
A mixed-methods analysis of how features of technology-enhanced classrooms affected students with linguistically and culturally diverse backgrounds was undertaken at an urban secondary school with a strong ongoing commitment to student-centered uses of technology. The study used ethnographic and quantitative classroom observations to explain…
Descriptors: Student Diversity, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, English Language Learners
Devlin, Marcia; McKay, Jade – Australian and International Journal of Rural Education, 2018
Students from low socioeconomic status (SES) backgrounds often contend with financial issues that have the potential to impact significantly on their success in higher education. Research has shown that students from low SES backgrounds often find themselves under economic pressure to prioritise paid work over their education. Few studies have…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Low Income Students, College Students, Barriers
Miesner, H. Rose; Packard, Chiara; Laemmli, Taylor; MacGregor, Lyn – Wisconsin Center for Education Research, 2020
Although policymakers generally appreciate the value of crafting policies that are responsive to teacher and principal voice, doing so in a systematic way is challenging. Educator voices in the room when policies are made are often those of teachers and principals closest to policymakers. In 2019, to broaden the range of educator voices available…
Descriptors: Economically Disadvantaged, Poverty, Public Schools, Teacher Attitudes
Zwerling, Philip – Community Literacy Journal, 2009
Hidalgo County, Texas, is one of the poorest in the country. The population in the Lower Rio Grande Valley is 85% Mexican-American. Underprepared for college and juggling full time jobs, their own children, and sometimes dysfunctional extended families, students often do not expect to succeed. I recently taught a Creative Writing course which…
Descriptors: Social Problems, Creative Writing, Service Learning, Mexican Americans
