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Direct linkNguyen, Tuan D.; Kramer, Jenna W.; Evans, Brent J. – Review of Educational Research, 2019
The provision of grant aid is important to students' postsecondary opportunities and success. It is well established that grant aid increases the probability of enrollment in postsecondary education. A slate of studies in recent years has extended this research to examine whether grant aid also has an impact on persistence and degree attainment.…
Descriptors: Grants, Meta Analysis, Student Financial Aid, Educational Opportunities
Felicetti, Vera Lucia; Morosini, Marilia Costa; Somers, Patricia – Policy Futures in Education, 2013
This article is an overview of a doctoral dissertation which presents statements from graduates of the University for All Program (PROUNI) from a non-profit Brazilian university, who were admitted to university through this program. The methodology used was qualitative with a focus on textual analysis. The objective is to identify the outcomes…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Affirmative Action, Educational Quality, Graduates
Download full textButler, Anne S., Ed.; McNeely, Pamela V. – 1987
This document comprises a review of the literature on the academic performance and academic persistance of young, black females and a 50-item directory of multicultural, nonsexist educational strategies and programs for this population. Each of the strategies includes the following characteristics: (1) caring adults; (2) belief that schools can…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Black Students, Curriculum Development
Beatty-Guenter, P. – 1992
Drawing from an analysis of the literature on student attrition and retention at community colleges, this paper presents a typology of retention strategies as a structure by which further research can advance. Introductory material explains the typology, which categorizes retention strategies according to whether their purposes are to: (1) sort…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Ancillary School Services, Classification, College Environment
Anthony, Mary Anne – 1991
In 1989, a consortium of four community colleges in Southern California (i.e., Cerritos College, Mt. San Antonio College, Rancho Santiago College, and Rio Hondo College) received a Title III grant of $2.5 million to support the development of innovative teaching and learning programs. The specific goals of the project are to increase the academic…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Classroom Research, Classroom Techniques
