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Kell, Harrison J.; Roohr, Katrina C.; Fishtein, Daniel – Educational Testing Service, 2020
This research brief is the first in Research & Development's "Career and Technical Education Series." It uses longitudinal data to document how women, racial and ethnic groups, individuals with disabilities, and those from economically disadvantaged families are represented across the different Career and Technical Education (CTE)…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, Occupational Clusters, Longitudinal Studies, Females
Anderson, Drew M. – RAND Corporation, 2020
Making college accessible to all includes making it affordable to lower-income families. A growing policy strategy at the state level is to provide individual students with need-based financial aid to offset tuition and living expenses. This strategy inherently presents challenges in choosing which income levels are eligible to receive aid,…
Descriptors: Student Financial Aid, College Students, Paying for College, State Policy
Kevin John Upton – ProQuest LLC, 2020
People attend postsecondary institutions for a variety of reasons and with a variety of expectations. Among the supposed benefits of a college education are greater earning potential and satisfaction with life (SWL). It is also widely assumed that a degree from a highly selective (or prestigious or elite) college is more valuable than one from a…
Descriptors: Institutional Characteristics, Reputation, Postsecondary Education, Outcomes of Education
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Nunes Cauduro, Giovanna; de Mendonça Filho, Euclides José; Pandolfo Silveira, Nicole; Ruschel Bandeira, Denise – Early Child Development and Care, 2021
The parent-child relationship has been presented as one of the most important contexts in the early stages of life, but not all caregivers provide an optimal environment for development. Some parental and environmental factors exert a particularly strong influence on development. Parental practices and socioeconomic status are the factors most…
Descriptors: Socioeconomic Status, Child Development, Parent Child Relationship, Parenting Styles
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Arslan, Adem – African Educational Research Journal, 2021
Family is the foundation stone of society. Education is very important for the health of the family and therefore society. A value-oriented family education program is designed to support families. The aim of this research is to determine the basic education needs of families for a value-oriented family education program. The study group of the…
Descriptors: Educational Needs, Family Programs, Family Attitudes, Values Education
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Cheng, Albert; Henderson, Michael B.; Peterson, Paul E.; West, Martin R. – Education Economics, 2021
Can information close socioeconomic gaps in parents' postsecondary aspirations for their children? We administer a survey experiment to a nationally representative sample of U.S. parents, who are also asked whether their child is academically prepared for college. We inquire whether parents prefer their child to pursue a four-year degree, two-year…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, College Readiness, Parent Attitudes, Socioeconomic Status
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Öz, Recep – Journal of Education and Learning, 2021
The purpose of the study was to analyze the life quality of CEIT (Computer Education and Instructional Technologies) students according to their perception of gender, age, health status and level of income. The data were collected from the students studying at the third and fourth grades in CEIT undergraduate programs of Education Faculties…
Descriptors: Quality of Life, Undergraduate Students, Student Attitudes, Computer Science Education
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Aishworiya, Ramkumar; Goh, Tze Jui; Sung, Min; Tay, Stacey Kiat Hong – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2021
This study aimed to identify potential modifiable factors prior to early intervention that are associated with better adaptive skills in children with autism spectrum disorder. This cross-sectional study recruited patients with autism spectrum disorder, aged 5-12 years from two tertiary developmental programmes in Singapore. Demographics, family…
Descriptors: Early Intervention, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Children
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Murshed, Rubaiya; Uddin, Mohammad Riaz – Journal of School Choice, 2021
What drives parents to decide to send their children to a particular type or stream of schooling over another? Existing literature suggests that parents take several factors into account while making their children's school choice: the academic reputation of the school, the distance between the child's home and school, a stronger focus on…
Descriptors: School Choice, Foreign Countries, Parent Attitudes, Decision Making
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Beveridge, Tina – Update: Applications of Research in Music Education, 2022
In this literature review, I explore poverty, the barriers to participation that exist for students in poverty, and why this issue should matter to music educators. Research findings about students and poverty generally fall into three categories: logistics, teacher attitudes, and policy. I identify participation barriers in each of these…
Descriptors: Music Education, Poverty, Barriers, Student Participation
Levine, Phillip B.; Ritter, Dubravka – National Bureau of Economic Research, 2022
We examine how the racial wealth gap interacts with financial aid in American higher education to generate a disparate impact on college access and outcomes. Retirement savings and home equity are excluded from the formula used to estimate the amount a family can afford to pay. All else equal, omitting those assets mechanically increases the…
Descriptors: Racial Differences, Student Financial Aid, Higher Education, Access to Education
Ng, Amanda E.; Adjaye-Gbewonyo, Dzifa; Black, Lindsey I. – National Center for Health Statistics, 2022
The American Academy of Sleep Medicine recommends 9-12 hours of sleep for children aged 6-12 years and 8-10 hours for those aged 13-18, yet only two-thirds of children meet these recommendations. This report uses 2020 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) data to describe regular bedtimes, defined as going to sleep at the same time most days or…
Descriptors: Sleep, Child Health, Children, Adolescents
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McConnell, Mark; Raikes, Ben – Child Care in Practice, 2019
There is now a growing body of literature which is centred upon the negative outcomes that occur for many families, and by extension, children who experience the imprisonment of a father. Typically, families suffer the consequences of living with stigma and financial difficulties, while children are often affected by the accompanying secrecy and…
Descriptors: Institutionalized Persons, Correctional Institutions, Fathers, Family Environment
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Kizilay, Esra; Yamak, Havva; Kavak, Nusret – Journal of Educational Issues, 2019
The purpose of this study is to reveal the science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) career preferences in university of the students at different socioeconomic levels studying in Anatolian high schools and the relation between their socioeconomic levels and preferences. The research is performed with 886 students studying in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Career Choice, Preferences, STEM Education
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Miller, Kyle; Lin, Miranda – School Community Journal, 2019
This study examined the ways families support home-based learning during children's early years. Families from higher and lower income backgrounds volunteered for a photography-based study. Following a photo elicitation approach, families used a digital camera to document home-based activities aimed at supporting children's early learning then…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Child Development, Child Care Centers, Low Income Groups
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