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Ford, Karly; Rosinger, Kelly; Zhu, Qiong – Educational Researcher, 2020
One ethnoracial reporting category perplexes higher education researchers: "race and ethnicity unknown." Using the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), we constructed a 28-year panel of 4,401 institutions. We find that the for-profit sector ranges from 5% to 18% "race unknown" students. In addition, almost…
Descriptors: Racial Identification, Institutional Characteristics, Higher Education, Enrollment Trends
Seth Gershenson – Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University, 2021
Teachers are among the most important school-provided determinants of student success. Effective teachers improve students' test scores as well as their attendance, behavior, and earnings as adults. However, students do not enjoy equal access to effective teachers. This article reviews some of the key challenges associated with teacher policy…
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, Success, Academic Achievement, Barriers
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Morgan, Paul L.; Farkas, George; Cook, Michael; Strassfeld, Natasha M.; Hillemeier, Marianne M.; Pun, Wik Hung; Schussler, Deborah L. – Exceptional Children, 2017
We synthesized empirical work to evaluate whether Black children are disproportionately overrepresented in special education. We identified 22 studies that met a priori inclusion criteria including use of at least 1 covariate in the reported analyses. Evidence of overrepresentation declined markedly as the studies included one or more of 3…
Descriptors: African American Students, Children, Disproportionate Representation, Special Education
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Pryor, Jonathan T.; Garvey, Jason C.; Johnson, Shonteria – Journal of Student Affairs Research and Practice, 2017
The purpose of this article is to examine themes of campus climate, LGBTQ identity construction, and visibility within LGBTQ presentations at ACPA and NASPA national conferences over the last 30 years. The authors frame their analysis utilizing prominent LGBT and queer issues scholarship in higher education research. Findings demonstrate the role…
Descriptors: Sexual Orientation, Homosexuality, College Environment, Campuses
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Harris, Frank, III; Wood, J. Luke – Journal of Diversity in Higher Education, 2013
A substantial body of scholarship on men of color in postsecondary education has emerged since the late 1990s. Yet, only recently have scholars begun to pursue empirical insights about the status of men of color who attend community colleges. In an effort to inform future research, this article reviews the published scholarship on student success…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Literature Reviews, Success, Males
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Toma, J. Douglas, Ed.; Dubrow, Greg, Ed.; Hartley, Matthew, Ed. – ASHE Higher Education Report, 2005
Institutional culture matters in higher education, and universities and colleges commonly express the need to strengthen their culture. A strong culture is perceived, correctly so, to engender a needed sense of connectedness between and among the varied constituents associated with a campus. Linking organizational culture and social cohesion is…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Organizational Culture, Identification, Norms