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Geraldine L. Cochran; Corey Ptak; Jenna Tempkin; Tea Boone; Stella F. Nelson; Sabrina R. Henige; Diana Sachmpazidi – Physical Review Physics Education Research, 2025
In recent years, multiple physics education research studies were conducted with a goal of understanding and improving graduate education in physics. Using a variety of frameworks and methodologies, these studies have documented policies and practices in graduate programs and the results of these studies have influenced policies and practices…
Descriptors: Physics, Graduate Students, Family Characteristics, Cultural Capital
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Jennifer Blake; Lily Pearson – Perspectives: Policy and Practice in Higher Education, 2025
This paper presents a case study on the development and implementation of an online pre-arrival resource at the University of Manchester, aimed at enhancing the sense of belonging among first-year undergraduate offer holders. The resource leverages student-staff co-creation, inclusive pedagogy and student-led content to support new students'…
Descriptors: Transitional Programs, Sense of Belonging, College Freshmen, Electronic Learning
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Myfanwy Tilley – Australian Educational Researcher, 2025
A persistent challenge for Australian higher education policymakers and researchers has been to understand why policies and practices have met with limited success in widening the participation and attainment of non-traditional students. This paper explores theorising Narrative Identity as a constructive methodological framework for understanding…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Nontraditional Students, Student Experience
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Ifeatu Oliobi; Kristen Glasener; James Dean Ward; Elizabeth Davidson Pisacreta; Caroline Doglio; Dillon Ruddell – Peabody Journal of Education, 2025
This qualitative case study explores student and staff perceptions of whether and how participation in pre-enrollment summer transition programs influenced the sense of belonging and preparedness of first-generation and limited-income students in their first year of college. These summer transition programs are provided as part of the Kessler…
Descriptors: Outcomes of Education, First Generation College Students, College Freshmen, Student Attitudes
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Edwin O. Achola; James Ingram – Journal of the American Academy of Special Education Professionals, 2025
The purpose of this study was to determine the antecedent conditions that contribute to completion of postsecondary education (PSE) for students with disabilities, taking into account institutional experiences associated with the development of social integration. A prospective longitudinal design was used to analyze data from the National…
Descriptors: Postsecondary Education, Students with Disabilities, Success, Self Advocacy
Carmen L. Araoz, Editor – ITHAKA S+R, 2025
The American Talent Initiative's Student Success Research Grant Program supported research studies aimed at deepening our understanding of the institutional practices and strategies that can improve student success at high-graduation-rate institutions. The findings will offer actionable recommendations for supporting lower-income students, while…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Students, Educational Practices, Educational Strategies