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Linking Service-Learning with Sense of Belonging: A Culturally Relevant Pedagogy for Heritage Students of Spanish
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Pak, Chin-Sook – Journal of Hispanic Higher Education, 2018
A growing number of colleges and universities in the United States offer Spanish classes intended to meet specific needs of heritage speakers. In predominantly White institutions, beyond the language focus, these classes can also provide Latino students with a unique place on campus to strengthen their sense of belonging in ways that might not be…
Descriptors: Service Learning, Sense of Community, Culturally Relevant Education, Heritage Education
Student Exposure to Social Issues and Correlations with Voting: Gauging the Impact on Economically Disadvantaged Students at Major Public American Universities. SERU Consortium Research Paper. Research & Occasional Paper Series: CSHE.5.17
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Porterfield, Victoria – Center for Studies in Higher Education, 2017
Higher levels of civic and community engagement in higher education are positively associated with students' academic performance and they also build upon citizenship skills such as informed voting. Yet, while these are worthy and important outcomes of higher education, students from disadvantaged backgrounds can have more difficulty navigating…
Descriptors: Economically Disadvantaged, Correlation, Voting, Student Participation
College Sport Participation and Student Educational Experiences and Selected College Outcomes
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Rettig, Jean; Hu, Shouping – Journal of College Student Development, 2016
Using data from a random sample of first-year students in the 2009 National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE), we compared engagement in educationally purposeful activities in college, a set of educational outcomes, and the relationship between student engagement and educational outcomes for nonathletes and student-athletes participating in low-…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Student Participation, College Athletics, Athletes
Indiana Regional Transfer Study: The Student Experience of Transfer Pathways between Ivy Tech Community College and Indiana University
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Kadlec, Alison; Gupta, Jyoti – Public Agenda, 2014
This report details findings from focus groups with college students across Indiana. All of these students were planning to transfer or had transferred from the state community college system, Ivy Tech, to a school in the Indiana University system. We wanted to find out what these students had to say about their experiences preparing for and…
Descriptors: Transfer Programs, Transfer Policy, Student Experience, Community Colleges
Engagement Insights: Survey Findings on the Quality of Undergraduate Education. Annual Results 2016
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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
Using NSSE to Assess and Improve Undergraduate Education: Lessons from the Field
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National Survey of Student Engagement, 2009
Assessment is a worthwhile undertaking when meaningful data are generated, evidence-based improvement initiatives are thoroughly considered and discussed, and results are ultimately used to improve educational effectiveness. National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) results are oriented toward such practical use. Each year, more campuses use…
Descriptors: National Surveys, Learner Engagement, Student Surveys, Undergraduate Students