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Lingo, Mitchell D. – Arts Education Policy Review, 2020
Though many studies explore arts participation at the P-12 level and attendance at the adult level, there remains little to no exploration on who attends arts events throughout college. Being an egalitarian period of life where on-campus arts programing remains either free or at a reduced cost, college may be one of the last areas to cultivate…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Social Influences, Student Characteristics, Human Capital
Forrest, Cameron, Ed.; Scobie, Charlotte, Ed. – National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2020
The Longitudinal Surveys of Australian Youth (LSAY) are a series of nationally representative surveys of young people, which follow their transitions from compulsory schooling to postschool education and into employment. The survey program is administered by the National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER) on behalf of the Australian…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Longitudinal Studies, Surveys, Youth
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Pierce, Dennis – Community College Journal, 2016
Low-income students face a number of obstacles that go beyond the cost of tuition and fees. For instance, their schooling often requires expenses that aren't covered by financial aid, such as books and commuting costs. What's more, education is often competing for their time with other responsibilities, such as the need to work or take care of…
Descriptors: Student Financial Aid, Tuition, Community Colleges, Financial Support
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Aydin, Oya Tamtekin; Bayir, Firat – Educational Sciences: Theory and Practice, 2016
By examining the relevant literature, many factors can be determined as effecting factors on university choice process. However, existing literature does not fully explore the effect of demographic variables on these factors. This research is aimed at identifying the relationship between university selection criteria and demographic variables,…
Descriptors: Demography, College Choice, Predictor Variables, Business Administration Education
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Lee-Johnson, Yin Lam – Journal of Ethnographic & Qualitative Research, 2015
Many colleges and universities nationwide have experienced an influx of international students in the recent years. International students have become important research subjects. Yet, little is known about their out-of-class learning and how that affects their overall learning experiences in the USA. The objective of this five-month qualitative…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, English (Second Language), Native Speakers, Foreign Students
Burke, Lauren A. – New England Journal of Higher Education, 2014
In this brief article, immigration lawyer and executive director of Atlas: DIY Lauren Burke describes the challenges faced by "DACA-mented" students--those who have received deportation reprieve through President Obama's 2012 memorandum. Atlas: DIY (www.atlasdiy.org) is a cooperative center for undocumented youth and their allies in…
Descriptors: Immigrants, Higher Education, Barriers, Access to Education
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Byun, Soo-yong; Henck, Adrienne; Post, David – Comparative Education Review, 2014
Most existing research indicates that working students perform more poorly than do full-time students on standardized achievement tests. However, we know there are wide international variations in this gap. This article shows that national and international contexts help to explain the gap in the academic performance between working and nonworking…
Descriptors: Student Employment, Academic Achievement, Middle School Students, Grade 8
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Buller, Ryan F. – Journal of Access Services, 2014
Generating, collecting, and analyzing building usage statistics can greatly increase the ability of an access services unit to meet the changing dynamic of patron needs in an academic library. By analyzing three different data points, the Access Services Unit in Malpass Library at Western Illinois University was able to determine the most…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Library Development, Library Research, Student Employment
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Rabren, Karen; Carpenter, Jonathan; Dunn, Caroline; Carney, Jamie S. – Career Development and Transition for Exceptional Individuals, 2014
There is clear and convincing evidence that students with disabilities living in poverty are facing the double jeopardy of dealing with issues associated with their disability, as well as the challenges of living in minimal conditions. Improving outcomes for this population requires the identification and implementation of effective programs. This…
Descriptors: Poverty, Disabilities, Vocational Education, Employment
Guo, Fei – ProQuest LLC, 2014
This dissertation study focuses on a current and controversial phenomenon in Chinese universities and colleges--student working during academic semesters. The massification of Chinese higher education since the year of 1999 raises the level of competition in the job market of college graduates. More and more undergraduate students participate in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Undergraduate Students, Student Employment
Cary Ann Johnson – ProQuest LLC, 2014
Two-thirds of higher education institutions are either currently involved in the process of or will soon begin to review their learning management system strategy (Green, 2012). Transitioning from one LMS to another is an endeavor that utilizes the entire institution and requires a great deal of strategic planning and cooperation. The literature…
Descriptors: College Students, Student Employment, Employees, Learning Management Systems
Achieving the Dream, 2018
Public perceptions of college students and their needs have not evolved. Likewise, embedded in the minds of policymakers is a traditional picture of higher education's mission as largely focused on teaching and learning. To some extent, this is true for college staff, as well. As a result, shifting the paradigms around social, economic, and…
Descriptors: State Policy, College Students, Student Needs, Barriers
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Smith, Sara D.; Galbraith, Quinn – Journal of Academic Librarianship, 2012
Working with younger staff and student employees can be a challenge for library supervisors in a multigenerational workplace. Because members of the Millennial Generation have different work expectations, managers need to adjust to best meet their needs. By surveying its five hundred student employees, Brigham Young University's Harold B. Lee…
Descriptors: Library Personnel, College Students, Student Employment, Recruitment
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Marchetti, Ryan; Wilson, Randal H.; Dunham, Mardis – Educational Research Quarterly, 2016
This study compared the employment, extracurricular participation, and family structure status of students from low socioeconomic families that achieved state-approved benchmarks on ACT reading and mathematics tests to those that did not achieve the benchmarks. Free and reduced lunch eligibility was used to determine SES. Participants included 211…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Extracurricular Activities, At Risk Students, Low Income Students
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Wolf, Sharon; McCoy, Dana C.; Godfrey, Erin B. – Research in Comparative and International Education, 2016
Governments in sub-Saharan Africa have made marked efforts to increase school enrollment. Yet attendance and completion rates remain low, particularly for girls. This study examines the reasons that school children do not attend school in a sample of Ghanaian students. Girls were more likely to miss school because a family member was sick, whereas…
Descriptors: Barriers, Equal Education, Attendance, Access to Education
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