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Knol, Linda L.; Robb, Cliff A.; McKinley, Erin M.; Wood, Mary – Journal of Family and Consumer Sciences, 2018
The purpose of this research was to examine relationships between food insecurity and selected financial indicators among college students living off campus (n = 395), using an online survey. The prevalence of food insecurity was 38.4%. Students who used food assistance programs, experienced exogenous economic shocks, and owed more than $10,000 in…
Descriptors: Hunger, Food, College Students, Student Financial Aid
DiBello, Angelo M.; Benz, Madeline B.; Miller, Mary Beth; Merrill, Jennifer E.; Carey, Kate B. – Journal of American College Health, 2018
Objective: The current study is aimed to evaluate college student residence as a unique risk factor for a range of negative health behaviors. Participants: We examined data from 63,555 students (66% females) from 157 campuses who completed the National College Health Assessment Survey in Spring 2011. Methods: Participants answered questions about…
Descriptors: Risk, Behavior Problems, Place of Residence, Health Behavior
Snir, Raphael – Journal of Further and Higher Education, 2017
Relocation of an academic unit affects not only the staff, but also the students. A pre- and post-move study examined the responses of undergraduate students to the relocation to a new and spacious campus carried out during the break between two semesters. The distance between the old and the new site did not require home relocation. However, it…
Descriptors: Pretests Posttests, Undergraduate Students, Relocation, Mobility
Denice, Patrick; Gross, Betheny – Urban Institute, 2018
In an analysis of 3,100 students entering ninth grade in Denver, this report identified 1,000 "super travelers," students willing to travel farther or past more schools to get to their first-choice high school. Super travelers' first-choice schools had better academic outcomes, fewer disciplinary incidents, and more advanced courses and…
Descriptors: Grade 9, Urban Areas, Travel, High Schools
Segbenya, Moses; Oduro, George Kwaku Toku; Peniana, Fred; Ghansah, Kwesi – International Journal of Educational Management, 2019
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to investigate the proximity of study centres to the students of College of Distance Education, University of Cape Coast (CoDE/UCC) and whether further studies of distance learners who were teachers and employees could lead to absenteeism in their workplaces. Design/methodology/approach: A sequential…
Descriptors: College Choice, Distance Education, Proximity, School Location
Katz, Philip M. – Council of Independent Colleges, 2015
Living-learning communities combine curricular, co-curricular, and residential components of college life. They are a relatively new variation on the residential education that has been part of the undergraduate experience at America's independent colleges and universities for centuries. Research suggests that living-learning communities have a…
Descriptors: Private Colleges, Universities, College Students, Communities of Practice
Carter, Erin Hundley – ProQuest LLC, 2017
The current study emerged from the need to address student behavior issues in town-gown communities and the practical need to know more about off-campus students as central actors in these behaviors. Off-campus students have long been labeled as commuter students because of limited recognition of the known diversity within the commuter population…
Descriptors: College Students, Student Behavior, Leisure Time, College School Cooperation
Elias, Nicole M; Marrin, Madeleine – Teaching Public Administration, 2019
Student engagement in institutions of higher education has become a central priority for educators and administrators. What "student engagement" means for a diverse student body is an important question for public institutions with justice-related missions. As social welfare policy shifts to allow more recipients of public assistance…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, Welfare Services, Low Income Students, Public Affairs Education
Ginder, Scott A.; Kelly-Reid, Janice E.; Mann, Farrah B. – National Center for Education Statistics, 2018
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) collects institution-level data from postsecondary institutions in the United States (50 states and the District of Columbia) and other United States jurisdictions. 1 This First Look presents findings from the preliminary data of the IPEDS fall 2017 data collection, which included three…
Descriptors: Postsecondary Education, Higher Education, Costs, Educational Finance
Shields, Margaret M.; Thomas, Katherine H.; Paschal, Angelia; Tucker, Melanie; Leeper, James; Usdan, Stuart – Journal of Outdoor Recreation, Education, and Leadership, 2017
Biking is a popular recreational activity, and understanding how to promote participation is important to college health and recreation professionals. The purpose of this study was to examine factors contributing to cycling behaviors on one large college campus from an ecological perspective. Students were surveyed at a southeastern university in…
Descriptors: Recreational Activities, Predictor Variables, Student Surveys, Student Attitudes
Grigal, Meg; Hart, Debra; Papay, Clare; Wu, Xiaoying; Lazo, Rebecca; Smith, Frank; Domin, Daria – Institute for Community Inclusion, 2021
Between 2010 and 2020, the Office of Postsecondary Education in the U.S. Department of Education funded 52 model demonstration projects called Transition and Postsecondary Programs for Students with Intellectual Disabilities (TPSIDs). These grantees created or expanded inclusive higher education programs, enrolling 4,279 students with intellectual…
Descriptors: Program Content, Access to Education, Student Needs, Student Characteristics
Nelson, Danielle; Misra, Kaustav; Sype, Gail E.; Mackie, Wayne – Journal of International Education Research, 2016
A variety of factors influence a student's ability to succeed in college and complete a degree program. Students who live on-campus, at least during their freshman year, have been shown to be more likely to complete their degrees than are students who live off-campus. Students who are commuters may have more demands on their time and may have…
Descriptors: Grade Point Average, Commuting Students, Geographic Location, Proximity
Reinholz, Daniel L. – International Journal of Research in Education and Science, 2017
Being part of a cohesive learning community supports retention and success in early mathematics courses. Yet, large, unwelcoming lectures stand in opposition to this goal, isolating students and pushing them away from STEM. This paper offers a comparative analysis of three efforts to build community amongst students, all situated within a single…
Descriptors: Calculus, Mathematics Instruction, Introductory Courses, Lecture Method
Galanek, Joseph D.; Gierdowski, Dana C.; Brooks, D. Christopher – EDUCAUSE, 2018
For 15 years, the EDUCAUSE Center for Analysis and Research (ECAR) has conducted research on information technology (IT) and higher education's most important end users, undergraduate students. This year's report includes inclusion of the perspectives of students with learning and physical disabilities on how their institutions respond to their…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Information Technology, Computer Uses in Education, Access to Computers
Hamlin, Daniel – American Educational Research Journal, 2017
Families in deindustrialized cities with high crime rates report prioritizing school safety when opting for charter schools. Yet, very little research has investigated whether charter schools are safer than traditional public schools. This study compares charter and traditional public schools in Detroit, Michigan, on perceived school safety by…
Descriptors: Charter Schools, Crime, School Safety, Hypothesis Testing