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Direct linkLeslie Jean Barrett Brown – ProQuest LLC, 2024
This qualitative study explores the intricate relationship between intergenerational postsecondary education and economic mobility by focusing on the nuanced themes of environment and exposure, encouragement and expectation, and experience and equal opportunity. Drawing from the Cultural-Historical Activity Theory (CHAT), this research seeks to…
Descriptors: College Graduates, Intergenerational Programs, Occupational Mobility, Social Mobility
Peer reviewedAnsoms, An; Geenen, Sara – Simulation & Gaming, 2012
DEVELOPMENT MONOPOLY is a simulation game that allows players to experience how power relations influence the agency of different socioeconomic groups, and how this can induce poverty and inequality. Players alter the original rules of the MONOPOLY board game so that they more accurately reflect social stratification and inequalities in the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Games, Simulation, College Instruction
Smith, Phil – 1985
A study was conducted to examine the economic impact of Gainesville Junior College (GJC) on its 12-county service area. The study involved the collection of data on the county of residence of students, faculty, staff, and administrators; the gathering of information on college gross payroll and local college expenditures; and surveys and estimates…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Economic Climate, Economic Factors, Economic Opportunities
Moran, Mary – 1984
Research findings relating to the impact of student financial aid policies and practices on women are reviewed. Emphasis is placed on the importance of student aid for improving economic opportunity and security for women. The primary focus is on institutional practices and student aid programs administered by the U.S. Department of Education…
Descriptors: College Attendance, College Students, Economic Opportunities, Enrollment Trends
Download full textThomas, Cheryl; And Others – 1983
Examining the economic status of Native women in Alaska, this report compares the economic well being of Native women to other women in the state and nation, looks at factors contributing to their economic status, and makes positive action recommendations. Based on 1970 and 1980 census data, chapter I analyzes the 50% increase of Alaska Native…
Descriptors: Alaska Natives, Economic Factors, Economic Opportunities, Economic Status
McEnany, Gina S. – 1979
The impact of Brown University on the economic base of Providence, Rhode Island and on the state was studied. Data are based on 1978 university and public records and results of a 1976 university survey, adjusted by Consumer Price Indexes. A set of mathematical models was used to measure effects of the university on three major sections of the…
Descriptors: Business, City Government, Community Development, Economic Climate
