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David G. Blanchflower; Bruce Sacerdote – National Bureau of Economic Research, 2025
We study the determinants of poor mental health among students at an elite private institution. Survey measures of well-being have declined significantly over the last decade for both high school students and those of college age. This is an international phenomenon that appears to have started in the US around 2013 and that was not caused by but…
Descriptors: College Students, Well Being, Mental Health, Private Colleges
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Hindle, Caitlin; Boliver, Vikki; Maclarnon, Ann; McEwan, Cheryl; Simpson, Bob; Brown, Hannah – Learning and Teaching: The International Journal of Higher Education in the Social Sciences, 2021
Targets set by the UK Office for Students require highly academically selective UK universities to enrol a greater percentage of students identified as least likely to participate in higher education. Such students are typically at a disadvantage in terms of levels of academic preparedness and economic, cultural and social capital. Drawing on…
Descriptors: Educational Experience, First Generation College Students, Student Attitudes, Selective Admission
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Portnoy, Jeffrey A. – Journal of the National Collegiate Honors Council, 2014
Fiscal responsibility matters at institutions of higher learning, especially when they are public and supported by taxpayers, but colleges are not businesses. The consequences of fiscal irresponsibility profoundly affect students, faculty, and staff, as well as teaching, research, and service activities. This essay gives a brief history of the…
Descriptors: Honors Curriculum, Educational Finance, Money Management, Financial Problems