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Schoenecker, Kathleen Claire – ProQuest LLC, 2017
California community colleges make higher education accessible for all; however, nearly half its students fail to achieve their goal of degree completion. Based upon the recommendations of the Student Success Task Force, the California legislature passed the Seymour-Campbell Student Success Act of 2012, requiring that all incoming community…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Two Year College Students, Student Personnel Services, School Orientation
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Grace, Rebekah; Walsh, Rosalind; Baird, Kelly – Early Child Development and Care, 2018
This study contributes to child voice research that seeks to understand the early childhood education and care (ECEC) experiences of young children. Forty-seven children from seven disadvantaged communities in NSW Australia, including urban, rural and remote areas, participated in a face-to-face interview guided by Ecocultural theory. The children…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Young Children, Disadvantaged Environment, Student Participation
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Hill, Eddie; Posey, Timothy; Gómez, Edwin; Shapiro, Stephen L. – Journal of Outdoor Recreation, Education, and Leadership, 2018
This study examined the impact of a university outdoor orientation program on participants' transition to higher education. Researchers focused on participants' experiences during the program, utilizing a mixed-methods approach to measure resilience and well-being. Pre- and posttest instruments consisted of two preestablished scales and a series…
Descriptors: Outdoor Education, School Orientation, College Programs, College Readiness
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Schmiedebach, Mario; Wegner, Claas – Global Education Review, 2018
New students arriving from different countries present a challenge to school systems as language barriers prevent them from being placed in regular classes immediately. In Germany, these students are often enrolled in "international classes" before being placed with their fellow classmates. The project "Biology for Everyone"…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Secondary School Students, Foreign Students, Immigrants
Di Bartolomeo, Stacy – ProQuest LLC, 2018
Healthcare student retention rates have been a problem across the United States for several years, and it is difficult for colleges to develop orientation programs for the students to attend before they start their programs. The purpose of this qualitative, case study was to investigate the perceptions of students, faculty, and administrators…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Two Year College Students, School Holding Power, Allied Health Occupations Education
Pierre, Dion J.; Wood, Peter W. – National Association of Scholars, 2019
Neo-segregation is the voluntary racial segregation of students, aided by college institutions, into racially exclusive housing and common spaces, orientation and commencement ceremonies, student associations, scholarships, and classes. This study of racial segregation at Yale University is part of a larger project examining neo-segregation in…
Descriptors: Universities, Higher Education, School Segregation, Equal Education
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Bell, Brent J. – Journal of Outdoor Recreation, Education, and Leadership, 2017
Trust is an important variable for transitioning college students, who report a great amount of fear and uncertainty when beginning college (Bell & Williams, 2006). College students transitioning effectively need to trust both their peers and institutional representatives. Outdoor orientation programs are reported to build upon "trusting…
Descriptors: Trust (Psychology), College Students, Student Adjustment, Outdoor Education
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Cooper, Katelyn M.; Ashley, Michael; Brownell, Sara E. – Journal of College Science Teaching, 2018
Summer bridge programs often aim to build social connections for first-year students to ease their transition into college, yet few studies have reported on bridge programs successfully leading to these outcomes. We backward designed a summer bridge program for incoming biology majors to increase the comfort and connections among students and…
Descriptors: Barriers, Teacher Student Relationship, Biology, Summer Programs
Alamuddin, Rayane; Bender, Melissa – Jack Kent Cooke Foundation, 2018
Drawing on a new, national survey of public institutions that serve two-year students funded by the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation and conducted by Ithaka S+R and Two Year First Year, this research brief describes the ways that these institutions do--and do not--support students during their first year of enrollment. It also highlights the extent to…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Two Year College Students, High Achievement, School Orientation
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Schroeder, Elizabeth T.; Carter, Erik W.; Simplican, Stacy Clifford – Journal of Postsecondary Education and Disability, 2021
As increasing numbers of colleges establish inclusive postsecondary education programs, it is important to explore how students with intellectual disability are supported in all aspects of campus life. The present study focused on inclusive first-year orientation programs from the vantage point of 16 student group leaders, faculty group leaders,…
Descriptors: Inclusion, School Orientation, College Freshmen, Students with Disabilities
Jennifer L. Granger Sullivan – ProQuest LLC, 2021
The purpose of this IPA study was to understand how first-time, first-year traditional-aged residential students made sense of the transition experience at a small private residential college in the Boston area after participating in a 2-day overnight orientation program. Schlossberg's transition theory served as a theoretical framework for the…
Descriptors: Small Colleges, Private Colleges, On Campus Students, Undergraduate Students
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Anderson, Amelia M.; Cox, Bradley E.; Edelstein, Jeffrey; Andring, Abigail Wolz – College Student Affairs Journal, 2019
This study was an exploration into how college students with autism spectrum disorder identify and use support systems during the transition to higher education. In particular, this study explored how these students described their experiences within an online environment among their peers. The study used unobtrusive qualitative methods to collect…
Descriptors: College Students, Students with Disabilities, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders
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Hussain, Mudassir; Shen, Hong – Higher Education Studies, 2019
This qualitative study investigated academic challenges, supports and the role of readiness in academic adaptation of international students. 20 international students were recruited for data collection employing semi-structured interviews. The results showed that three types including academic challenges, socio-cultural challenges and language…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Foreign Students, Student Adjustment, Coping
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Francis, Grace L.; Gordon, Sarah; Kliethermes, Andrew J.; Regester, April; Baldini, Deborah; Grant, Amber – Teacher Educators' Journal, 2018
Postsecondary education programs (PSEs) for young adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities in colleges and universities expand opportunities for these young adults and result in positive outcomes, including employment and improved social networks. Although participating in postsecondary education results in numerous benefits for…
Descriptors: Developmental Disabilities, Intellectual Disability, Postsecondary Education, Young Adults
Plaskett, Sean; Bali, Diksha; Nakkula, Michael J.; Harris, John – Phi Delta Kappan, 2018
Transitioning from high school to college can be a formidable challenge, especially for students who are the first in their family to attend college (first-generation) and/or are from low-income backgrounds. The authors' qualitative investigation of a college mentoring program illuminates the potential value of relatable peer mentors in helping…
Descriptors: College Students, Low Income Students, First Generation College Students, Transitional Programs
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