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Download full textMaldoni, Anna M.; Lear, Emmaline L. – Journal of University Teaching and Learning Practice, 2016
Over the last 10 years the higher education sector has undergone a myriad of changes both in student demographics and the influx of international students. With these changes, concerns about the ability of students to meet the English language and academic demands of tertiary study have come to the forefront. This paper reports on a project of…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Reading Programs, Educational Change, Team Teaching
Soria, Krista M.; Mitchell, Tania D. – Learning Communities: Research & Practice, 2015
The purpose of this study was to investigate the associations between first-year undergraduates' (n = 1,701) participation in learning communities and their development of leadership and multicultural competence. The sample included first-year students who were enrolled at six large, public research universities in 2012 and completed the Student…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Communities of Practice, Student Participation, Leadership Training
Direct linkSoria, Krista M. – Journal of The First-Year Experience & Students in Transition, 2015
Despite the continued growth of common book reading programs on college and university campuses, little is known about the benefits of such programs on first-year students' development. Using a multi-institutional survey of undergraduates attending six large, public universities (n = 1,237), the present study examined relationships between…
Descriptors: College Students, Student Development, Reading Programs, Academic Ability
McGaughey, Trisha A.; Wade, Julie H.; Zhao, Huafang – Montgomery County Public Schools, 2013
This brief describes an evaluation of academic intervention supports available to high school students in Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) during the 2012-2013 school year. A website review identified information about academic supports available to students or parents within each high school's web pages. A survey of school staff gathered…
Descriptors: Counties, Academic Support Services, At Risk Students, High School Students
Wirt, John; Choy, Susan; Gerald, Debra; Provasnik, Stephen; Rooney, Patrick; Watanabe, Satoshi; Tobin, Richard; Glander, Mark – National Center for Education Statistics, 2001
To ensure reliable, accurate, and timely data, which are necessary to monitor the progress of education in the United States, Congress has mandated that the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) produce an annual report, "The Condition of Education." This year's report presents 59 indicators of important developments and trends…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, School Statistics, Educational Trends, Educational Indicators
Wirt, John; Livingston, Andrea – National Center for Education Statistics, 2001
This publication contains a sample of the 59 indicators in "The Condition of Education 2001." Since 1870, the federal government has gathered data about students, teachers, schools, and education funding. As mandated by Congress, the U.S. Department of Education's National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) annually publishes a…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Educational Indicators, School Statistics, Academic Achievement
