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Predictors of Faculty-Student Engagement for Black Men in Urban Community Colleges: An Investigation of the Community College Survey of Men
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Wood, J. Luke; Newman, Christopher B. – Urban Education, 2017
This research focuses on factors predicting faculty-student engagement for Black male collegians. In this study, the authors investigated whether students' perceptions of racial/gender stereotypes had a moderating effect on the determinants of engagement with faculty. The sample population was derived from 16 urban community colleges located…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Two Year College Students, Two Year Colleges, Student Surveys
The Politics of Funding At-Risk Programs in the 1990s.
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Polonio, Narcisa A.; Williams, Ronald A. – Urban Education, 1991
Focuses on programs that address the needs of at-risk high school students and graduates through remedial and supplemental courses at community and technical colleges, citing models in Connecticut, New Jersey, and Massachusetts. Discusses difficulties in funding. In the absence of reform, community colleges will continue in this role. (DM)
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, College School Cooperation, Community Colleges, High School Students
The Lower Price Hill Community School: Strategies for Social Change from an Appalachian Street Academy.
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Obermiller, Phillip J.; And Others – Urban Education, 1988
Describes the conditions faced by urban Appalachians, with particular reference to educational outcomes, and outlines the philosophy and functions of the Lower Price Hill Community School in Cincinnati, Ohio. Assesses the school's impact on its students, and on local and state levels of educational attainment. (Author/FMW)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Community Schools, Dropout Programs, Educational Attainment