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Tennessee Board of Regents - The College System of Tennessee, 2021
Each year, nearly 17,000 community college students participate in Tennessee Reconnect (TNR), which allows adults to attend eligible colleges free of tuition and mandatory fees. However, many adult students face obstacles to persistence. In 2019, fewer than half of Reconnect students persisted as Reconnect students the following year. This paper…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Community College Students, Student Financial Aid, Academic Persistence
Ginsburg, Golda S.; Pella, Jeffrey E.; Piselli, Kate; Chan, Grace – Grantee Submission, 2019
Background: Excessive student anxiety is a common problem that severely impairs short- and long-term academic functioning and increases teacher burden. Reducing student anxiety has been associated with improvement in educational functioning. Because anxiety manifests daily in the classroom, teachers are in an ideal position to identify and help…
Descriptors: Anxiety, Elementary School Students, Elementary School Teachers, Teacher Role
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Georgina Cairns; Richard Purves; Jennifer McKell – Health Education, 2014
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to map and identify evidence for effective components of combined school and family alcohol education interventions. The paper describes current practice, evaluative evidence of its effects, and highlights specific elements of school and family linked education associated with effective prevention or reduction…
Descriptors: Secondary School Students, Family Involvement, Family School Relationship, Alcohol Education