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Schultz, Sara K.; Slater, Timothy F. – Journal of Astronomy & Earth Sciences Education, 2020
Over the last 100 years since the planetarium was invented and began to spread across the planet, discipline-based planetarium education researchers have worked diligently to catalog what concepts are taught in the planetarium and what audiences learn when attending a planetarium show. What is not clearly known is precisely 'who' it is that are…
Descriptors: Astronomy, Science Education, Recreational Facilities, Science Teachers
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Strømme, Thea Bertnes – Journal of Education and Work, 2020
By studying population-wide panels of 10th graders in Norway, I investigate the association between the social class composition of cohorts in schools and choosing an academic as opposed to a vocational track at upper-secondary level. Two steps are used to study this relationship. First, I use multilevel models estimating the group level model…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Grade 10, Social Class, Academic Education
Warren, Paul; Lafortune, Julien – Public Policy Institute of California, 2020
Demographic projections from the California Department of Finance (DOF) suggest that California's public K-12 school system is entering a long period of declining enrollment. Districts with declining enrollment face fiscal pressures, as state funding is tied to the number of students they serve. Declining enrollment also has important implications…
Descriptors: Declining Enrollment, Enrollment Trends, Public Schools, School Districts
Kelly, Sean; Mozenter, Zachary; Aucjeo, Esteban M.; Fruehwirth, Jane Cooley – Grantee Submission, 2020
Background/Context: There is continuing debate among social scientists and educators about the role of school-to-school differences in generating educational inequality. Are some students high achieving because they attend School A, while others struggle because they attend School B, as critical discourse on schools argues? Alternatively, is…
Descriptors: Educational Practices, Institutional Characteristics, Differences, Instruction
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Walls, Jeff; Kemper, Sara – Journal of Cases in Educational Leadership, 2019
Increasingly, educational leaders are recognizing that the distribution of students within districts and schools has important implications for educational quality and equity. This case is about the factors underlying the changing student demographics at Bayview School, a 6 to 12 Expeditionary Learning school in an urban district. The case…
Descriptors: School Choice, Secondary School Students, Urban Schools, Social Capital
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Stewart, William H. – Open Praxis, 2019
Transnational education is a rapidly evolving and constantly changing field. The Internet has enabled virtually global access to distance education opportunities, however transnational distance students in particular have often been miscategorized, oversimplified, or overlooked in prior research. This literature review synthesizes research and…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Global Approach, Demography, Foreign Students
Center for Research in Educational Policy (CREP), 2019
The Center for Research in Educational Policy (CREP) has partnered with the Virginia Department of Education since 2005 to evaluate the Commonwealth's 21st Century Community Learning Centers program. The 21st Century Community Learning Centers (CCLC) is a federal grant program established by Congress as Title X, Part 1, of the Elementary and…
Descriptors: Program Evaluation, Elementary Secondary Education, School Demography, After School Programs
Jenna Marie Dulak – ProQuest LLC, 2019
The purpose of this study is to determine what demographics and learning analytics can be used as predictors to identify at-risk students in higher education. These indicators can be used to develop policies and instructional design techniques that faculty can use to intervene with at-risk students. This quantitative study uses geographic…
Descriptors: Learning Analytics, Social Indicators, At Risk Students, Educational Policy
Nicole Marion Landwehr Turner – ProQuest LLC, 2019
The purpose of this study was to examine advancement toward three tasks of psychosocial development for a national group of academic peer advisors. Previous research and program evaluations have shown the positive impact serving as a peer advisor has on undergraduate students, in addition to the institutional and advisee benefits generated. In…
Descriptors: Individual Development, Peer Counseling, Academic Advising, College Students
Jeff Strohl; Emma Nyhof; Catherine Morris – Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce, 2024
In the wake of the Supreme Court's ban on race-conscious admissions, the pursuit of diversity and equity in higher education is increasingly under threat. While access to higher education has improved overall for historically underrepresented students, the quality of that opportunity remains uneven, particularly along the lines of race/ethnicity…
Descriptors: Universities, College Enrollment, Selective Admission, Affirmative Action
Rebecca A. Muller – ProQuest LLC, 2024
Purpose: Undiagnosed mental health disorders such as depression are increasing in prevalence. School staff serve as important gateway providers for students requiring mental health support, and understanding how teachers make decisions about referring students for mental health services in schools is critically important. Additionally, identifying…
Descriptors: Students, Student Characteristics, School Demography, Race
Gilda Azurdia; Richard Kazis; Caroline Schultz; Katerina Galkin – MDRC, 2024
Postsecondary education and middle-skills occupational training are viewed as important paths to higher-paying jobs and careers. Lifelong learning pathways geared toward working learners aged 25 and older also seem essential for career advancement and professional growth in the current job market. However, many learners face financial and other…
Descriptors: Minicourses, Job Training, Access to Education, Student Costs
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Luévanos, Elisabeth A.; Anthony Luévanos, J.; Madsen, Jean – NASSP Bulletin, 2022
Does student voice matter? This study examined how Latinx students used their voice to share their experiences about how they were perceived and treated at their schools. Data collection included focus groups with Latinx students. Students' responses indicated they did not feel safe nor did their school create a caring environment. Students' also…
Descriptors: Hispanic American Students, High School Students, Student Attitudes, Student Experience
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Selena J. Layden; Kristin A. Gansle; LaRon A. Scott; Meagan Dayton; George H. Noell – Inclusion, 2022
Limited research exists on special education teachers (SETs) of students with intellectual disability (ID), developmental delay (DD), and/or autism spectrum disorder (ASD), their intent to leave or stay in the teaching profession, and the working conditions impacting those decisions. Through an online survey, we investigated working conditions of…
Descriptors: Special Education Teachers, Students with Disabilities, Intellectual Disability, Developmental Delays
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Haber, Jaren R. – Sociology of Education, 2021
Research shows charter schools are more segregated by race and class than are traditional public schools. I investigate an underexamined mechanism for this segregation: Charter schools project identities corresponding to parents' race- and class-specific parenting styles and educational values. I use computational text analysis to detect the…
Descriptors: Charter Schools, School Segregation, Race, Social Class
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