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Direct linkRobin Katersky Barnes; Sue Kilpatrick; Sarah Fischer; Geberew Tulu Mekonnen – International Review of Education, 2024
Rural, regional and remote (RRR) students are less likely to participate in higher education and tend to be older than their city counterparts. Individual and family factors influencing RRR students' higher education access and participation are well researched. However, little is known about community factors supporting access and participation,…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Rural Areas, Access to Education, Undergraduate Students
De Wet, T.; Dzinotyiweyi, T.; Ellison, G. T. H. – Journal of American College Health, 2021
Objective: The present study examined potential barriers to cycle-based transport amongst undergraduate students, to inform the design of future cycling promotion interventions at the University of Johannesburg (UJ). Participants: A total of 606 first, second and third year UJ undergraduates took part. Methods: Sociodemographic and economic…
Descriptors: Physical Activities, Intervention, Program Design, Student Transportation
Fritsch, Aimee; Rasmussen, Catherine M.; Chazdon, Scott A. – Journal of Leadership Education, 2018
Current research on millennials primarily focuses on their behavior within an academic or workplace setting. This study expands on previous analysis by exploring how millennials respond to community leadership efforts, particularly cohort leadership programs. Participant outcomes from University of Minnesota Extension's County Bridging Leadership…
Descriptors: Counties, Program Descriptions, Leadership Training, Community Programs
Burke, Christi M. – Quarterly Review of Distance Education, 2019
Trends in higher education include accelerated online learning and an increase in adult learners. The retention of these learners is essential for universities. This study used an exploratory case study methodology to examine factors facilitating the retention of women in an accelerated, online teacher education program. Using the Priorities…
Descriptors: Teacher Education Programs, Academic Persistence, School Holding Power, Online Courses
Roberts, Simon; Reeves, Matthew; Ryrie, Angus – Journal of Further and Higher Education, 2015
Recent evidence suggests that the majority of the adult population fails to achieve the recommended target of 30-minutes moderate intensity exercise, days a week. This includes university students who often have the time to engage in physical activity. The aim of this study was to determine exercise motives for a UK-based student population. The…
Descriptors: Physical Activities, Exercise, Athletics, Gender Differences
Download full textHuman Resources and Skills Development Canada, 2012
The Canada Education Savings Program (CESP) has been an initiative of the Government of Canada since 1998. As part of the Department of Human Resources and Skills Development Canada, the program administers the Canada Education Savings Grant (CESG) and the Canada Learning Bond (CLB). These two initiatives help Canadian families save for a child's…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Grants, Statistics, Educational Finance
Human Resources and Skills Development Canada, 2011
The Canada Education Savings Program has been an initiative of the Government of Canada since 1998. As part of the Department of Human Resources and Skills Development, the program administers the Canada Education Savings Grant and the Canada Learning Bond. These two initiatives help Canadian families save for a child's post-secondary education in…
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Foreign Countries, Grants, Statistics
Human Resources Development Canada, 2003
The Canada Education Savings Grant (CESG) Program was introduced in 1998 to encourage Canadians to save for the post-secondary education (PSE) of children. The program provides a grant of 20 percent on the first $2,000 of annual contributions to Registered Education Savings Plans (RESPs) for children up to the age of 17. The CESG is administered…
Descriptors: Program Design, Formative Evaluation, Program Effectiveness, Foreign Countries
