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Low, Justin A.; Hallett, Ronald E.; Mo, Elaine – Education and Urban Society, 2017
Living doubled-up is a form of homelessness that can go undetected by schools, yet the toll it takes on the lives of students is significant. Accordingly, the purpose of this study was to determine how students who live in doubled-up homeless families differ from low-income students who live in permanent housing with regard to demographics,…
Descriptors: Homeless People, Outcomes of Education, School Districts, Low Income
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Soltani, Parisa; Gutierrez Keeton, Rebecca; Hoffman, John L. – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2017
The purpose of this mixed methods study was to investigate the relationship between participation in Extended Opportunity Programs and Services (EOPS) at California Valley College (CVC) (one of the 113 California Community Colleges in California) and several measures of student learning. An embedded survey design was developed using William…
Descriptors: Student Participation, Community Colleges, Student Surveys, Questionnaires
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Squibb, Sara Davidson; Mikkelsen, Susan – College & Research Libraries, 2016
A team at the University of California, Merced, collaborated to evaluate the value of integrating information literacy into introductory composition courses through a curriculum developed by librarians and writing faculty. Using a mixed-methods approach, the team investigated the impact of the curriculum on students' learning and achievement at…
Descriptors: Information Literacy, Learning, Academic Achievement, Librarian Teacher Cooperation
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Malik, Kinza; Martinez, Nylvia; Romero, Juan; Schubel, Skyler; Janowicz, Philip A. – Journal of Chemical Education, 2014
Connect for organic chemistry is an online learning tool that gives students the opportunity to learn about all aspects of organic chemistry through the ease of the digital world. This research project consisted of two fundamental questions. The first was to discover whether there was a difference in undergraduate organic chemistry content…
Descriptors: Organic Chemistry, Intermode Differences, Homework, Assignments
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Guan, Shu-Sha A.; Greenfield, Patricia M.; Orellana, Marjorie F. – Journal of Adolescent Research, 2014
This mixed-method study assessed the nature of language brokering and the relationship between language brokering and prosocial capacities in a sample of 139 college students from ethnically diverse immigrant families. The prosocial capacities of interest were empathic concern and two forms of perspective-taking: general perspective-taking…
Descriptors: Mixed Methods Research, Perspective Taking, Translation, Second Language Learning
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Chen, Yung-Lung; Fouad, Nadya A. – Journal of Career Assessment, 2013
Educational success among Asian American students has often been misunderstood as an occupational development separate from any experience of racism. However, several theorists have suggested that racial barriers in occupational mobility correlate with educational pursuits. Therefore, this research aims to examine the direct effect of perceived…
Descriptors: Asian American Students, Goal Orientation, Educational Objectives, Cultural Influences