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Lefebvre, Elisabeth E.; Pradhan, Sahara; Thomas, Matthew A. M. – Comparative Education Review, 2022
Teach For All (TFAll) is a global network dedicated to cultivating its unique brand of fast-track teacher training and policy reform. Launched in 2007, TFAll programs now exist in 60 countries--including Ghana, Nigeria, and Uganda--and utilize particular discourses to recruit teachers, court donors, and support ongoing operations. Scant research…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Alternative Teacher Certification, Teacher Education, Time to Degree
Odle, T. K.; Dundar, A.; Shapiro, D.; Chen, X.; England, B. – National Student Clearinghouse, 2022
The Postsecondary Data Partnership (PDP) is a service of the National Student Clearinghouse established in 2017 to empower institutions with more comprehensive data, easier analysis, centralized reporting functions, and interactive visualizations. Since its inception, over 500 colleges and universities have participated in the PDP. The 2022 PDP…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, College Credits, Academic Achievement, Achievement Gap
Christopher McCraw – ProQuest LLC, 2022
Early college high school (ECHS) and dual enrollment programs offer opportunities for students to work toward their 2-year degree while still in high school. The problem for this study was that the ECHS and dual enrollment programs had not been compared to see if they facilitated 2-year college degree completion compared to one another and to a…
Descriptors: Dual Enrollment, Two Year College Students, Time to Degree, College Students
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Miia Rissanen; Jyrki Savolainen; Mikael Collan – Policy Futures in Education, 2024
This research explores the suitability of system-based simulation analysis for higher education (HE) policy-planning. A dynamic system model of the Finnish university funding system covering bachelor-level students is presented. The results show that the model captures the nature of the current funding system, which can be considered a zero-sum…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Colleges, Financial Support, Educational Finance
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James Rujimora; Laurie O. Campbell; Ronald F. DeMara – Journal of Hispanic Higher Education, 2024
Although several factors influence Hispanic Latina/o/x degree attainment, less is known regarding student-to-faculty ratio at Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSI) in Florida. We examined publicly available data for HSI (n = 14) and non-HSI (n = 88) degree attainment among Hispanic Latina/o/x students in Florida. Pearson correlations and regression…
Descriptors: Teacher Student Ratio, College Faculty, Educational Attainment, Academic Persistence
Emily R. Wiegand; Shannon Guiltinan; Thao Tran; Robert M. Goerge – Administration for Children & Families, 2024
Postsecondary programs in early childhood education (ECE) can provide a pathway for new educators to enter the child care and early education (CCEE) field or for the advancement and professional development of individuals already in the field. At a time when CCEE administrators report difficulties in finding qualified applicants, the recruitment…
Descriptors: Postsecondary Education, Early Childhood Education, Teacher Education, Labor Force Development
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Rachel A. Smith; Garrett H. Gowen; Rosemary J. Perez; Jennifer A. Tipton; Craig A. Ogilvie; Thomas R. Brooks – AERA Open, 2024
PhD students' experiences in graduate school and associated outcomes vary by field of study, learning environment conditions, and support structures. In the context of the COVID-19 pandemic specifically, PhD students' individual educational trajectories were potentially rendered more uncertain, as disruptive conditions for learning and research…
Descriptors: Doctoral Students, Student Attitudes, Time to Degree, COVID-19
Katherine Zhou – ProQuest LLC, 2024
This dissertation studies opportunity and equity in college admissions, as well as how higher education affects labor market outcomes. The first two chapters explore how state policies affect enrollment at public institutions of higher education. The third chapter characterizes outcomes in a labor market in which agents with different skill levels…
Descriptors: College Admission, Labor Market, State Policy, Public Colleges
Antoinette Newsome – ProQuest LLC, 2023
While there is an increase in racial and ethnic diversity on college campuses, the rate of degree completion remains uneven and disproportionate to the population (Aud et al., 2012; Williams, 2013). For Black and Latinx students at both two- and four-year institutions, degree completion issues remain persistent and have widened over time (Taylor…
Descriptors: African American Students, Hispanic American Students, Time to Degree, Racial Differences
Stanislava Gardasevic – ProQuest LLC, 2023
This study applies human-centered design principles and involves end users in creating a usable knowledge graph. The aim was to explore the potential advantages of capturing and presenting networked knowledge in a domain for information discovery and decision-making purposes. The case taken for the research is the interdisciplinary Ph.D. program…
Descriptors: Interdisciplinary Approach, Doctoral Programs, Knowledge Level, Graphs
Campbell, Brett – Utah System of Higher Education, 2021
Adult learners currently make up between 25% and 40% of all college-attending students, including military veterans, single mothers, and underemployed workers. Many of these students identify as African American or Latinx, and almost two-thirds (62.5%) attend college part-time. Historically, adult learners have been identified as any…
Descriptors: Adult Students, College Students, Postsecondary Education, Enrollment
Timothy Mark Morrison – ProQuest LLC, 2021
The purpose of the qualitative exploratory case study is to examine student veterans' perceptions of the utility of the 8 Keys to Veterans' Success (8 Keys) during their pursuit of associate degrees from a community college in Georgia, post-military service. The study explored the student veteran perspective by answering three research questions:…
Descriptors: Veterans, Nontraditional Students, Associate Degrees, Community College Students
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Maria Cormier; Richard Kazis; Nikki Edgecombe; Myci Atkinson – Community College Research Center, Teachers College, Columbia University, 2024
Get A Skill, Get A Job, Get Ahead (G3) is a state-funded last-dollar scholarship program for students enrolling in eligible associate degree, certificate, and noncredit occupational training programs in the Virginia Community College System (VCCS) in five high-demand fields: early childhood education, healthcare, information technology, public…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Full State Funding, Associate Degrees, Certification
Rachel D. Heiser – ProQuest LLC, 2024
Utilizing a participatory action paradigm, this study guided advising administrators in the exploration of perceptions and practices pertaining to underrepresented undergraduate students' persistence and success at elite liberal arts colleges. The study was conducted in Fall 2023 and consisted of participant recruitment through individual emails…
Descriptors: Action Research, Participatory Research, Academic Advising, Administrators
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Amani, Jaquiline; Myeya, Helena; Mhewa, Mariana – SAGE Open, 2022
This article is a product of a study that deployed a qualitative research approach to examine what motivates students in Tanzania to undertake postgraduate studies, and the causes of late completion of such studies. A total of 47 participants were involved in this study through focused group discussions and semi-structured interviews. The results…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Graduate Students, Graduate Study, Student Motivation
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