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New England Journal of Higher Education, 2020
"Accountability" is one of the buzzwords of contemporary U.S. higher education. The concept of accountability, deployed loosely, can spark dismay in the ranks of those held wrongly accountable. These may be individual staff members, faculty or administrators. At least two types of accountability exist in higher education; and it's…
Descriptors: Accountability, Higher Education, Success, School Responsibility
Smith, Angela – Association for Career and Technical Education (ACTE), 2020
Twenty-six years ago, the Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL) first introduced the term "social emotional learning" (CASEL, 2021). SEL is defined today as "the process through which all young people and adults acquire and apply the knowledge, skills, and attitudes to develop healthy identities, manage…
Descriptors: Social Emotional Learning, Career Development, Success, Soft Skills
Gray, Marianne – ProQuest LLC, 2023
Having an adequate supply of nurses is critical to maintaining the health care system. The problem for this study was that undergraduate nursing students were leaving a local Midwest community college's nursing program before obtaining a degree. The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore the perceptions of the program's recent graduates,…
Descriptors: Nursing Students, Undergraduate Students, Nurses, Attitudes
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Bell, Angela; Bhatt, Rachana; Rubin, Donald L.; Shiflet, Coryn – Journal of Diversity in Higher Education, 2023
Prior research documents that, even after controlling for a variety of potentially potent student background and achievement factors, education abroad exerts favorable effects on indices of college student success, such as timely college completion. Racial-ethnic minority students, however, are both generally underrepresented in education abroad…
Descriptors: College Students, Success, Study Abroad, Minority Group Students
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Ladewig, Antonia; Köller, Olaf; Neumann, Knut – European Journal of Psychology of Education, 2023
The German Physics Olympiad is an extracurricular science contest for students. Here, they have the opportunity to compete against other talented students, can do physics outside of school, and take a first step to more engagement in the domain. Yet, female students participate in the competition in fewer numbers and are disproportionally more…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Competition, Physics, Science Curriculum
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Chen, Xueer – Studies in the Education of Adults, 2023
Adult literacy and literacy education have long been a global agenda. China's literacy education has been developing amid the backdrop of international commitments and goals of adult literacy. Since the founding of new China in 1949, adult literacy policy in China has been continuously evolved within the changing political, economic and social…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Educational Policy, Educational Practices, Success
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Salm, Veronica; Chopra, Shivangi; Golab, Lukasz – International Journal of Work-Integrated Learning, 2023
Cooperative education (co-op) programs combine coursework and work internships and have become popular worldwide. Using over 45,000 performance evaluations collected separately for in-person (2019) and remote (2021) internship positions, this study uncovered the characteristics of successful co-op students. Each evaluation included an overall…
Descriptors: Cooperative Education, Workplace Learning, Work Experience Programs, Internship Programs
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Hughes, Craig A. – Journal of Latinos and Education, 2023
Qualitative research is often overlooked in regards to policy development and practices. This is due to the critique that it lacks the capability to determine cause and effect in educational settings. The advent of qualitative metasynthesis has provided one route to such studies becoming more generalizable. This study implements such a study in…
Descriptors: Mexican Americans, High School Students, Graduation Rate, Teacher Student Relationship
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Becker, Kristen L.; Safa, Rachel; Becker, Kyleigh M. – Community College Review, 2023
Objective: This research study examined textbook costs and student success rates at one community college in the Southwest United States. Method: Descriptive statistics were used in the study to identify the mean textbook costs and student success rates over five semesters. Chi-square tests for independence were used to determine if a…
Descriptors: Textbooks, Costs, Community Colleges, Two Year College Students
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Moosa, Moeniera; Aloka, Peter J. O. – Student Success, 2023
Remaining motivated is vital to enable continued focus and success for university students. This study examined motivational factors as a driver for success for first-year students at a selected public university in South Africa. The study adopted a phenomenological qualitative research design and participants included 312 first-year students from…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Freshmen, Public Colleges, Student Motivation
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Hallberg, Kelly; Hofmeister, Kenny; Bertrand, Marianne; Morgan, Brittany – Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2023
This paper presents findings from a randomized controlled trial studying a comprehensive program designed to support students in achieving their goals. One Million Degrees (OMD) is a nonprofit organization serving community college students in the Chicago metro area that supports students financially, academically, personally, and professionally.…
Descriptors: Community College Students, Success, Nonprofit Organizations, Programs
Eversole, Oriana; Bartley, Carmen – Region 10 Comprehensive Center, 2023
The primary purpose of this guidebook is to support a learning community that promotes the growth, quality, and sustainability of Community Schools across Wisconsin. This document provides an overview of Community School models and supports, including: a list of the current districts implementing Community Schools in Wisconsin; information on how…
Descriptors: Community Schools, Program Implementation, Educational Policy, Interprofessional Relationship
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Terrell R. Morton; Wesley Agee; Kilan C. Ashad-Bishop; Lori D. Banks; Zanethia Choice Barnett; Imari D. Bramlett; Briana Brown; Walter Gassmann; Korie Grayson; Gail P. Hollowell; Ruth Kaggwa; Gaurav S. Kandlikar; Marshaun Love; Whitney N. McCoy; Mark A. Melton; Monica L. Miles; Catherine L. Quinlan; ReAnna S. Roby; Checo J. Rorie; Tatiane Russo-Tait; Ashlyn M. Wardin; Michele R. Williams; Ashley N. Woodson – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2023
The purpose of this paper is to present an argument for why there is a need to re-envision the underlying culture of undergraduate biology education to ensure the success, retention, and matriculation of Black students. The basis of this argument is the continued noted challenges with retaining Black students in the biological sciences coupled…
Descriptors: Biology, Science Education, Undergraduate Students, African American Students
Heather Dawn Moore – ProQuest LLC, 2023
This grounded theory study applies both critical race theory and anti-deficit frameworks to recognize the systemic barriers that are in place to limit the success of formerly incarcerated Black students and challenges anti-deficit perspectives that fault those affected by oppressive systems rather than the systems themselves. This qualitative…
Descriptors: Barriers, Racism, Institutionalized Persons, Correctional Institutions
Holly Kay Ferguson Neal – ProQuest LLC, 2023
Enrollment of underrepresented African American (URAA) males in higher education has declined significantly over the last decades. Past studies have identified interrelated factors that impact degree attainment for underrepresented students. Researchers typically attribute those factors to African American males' success and degree attainment.…
Descriptors: African Americans, Males, Success, Achievement
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