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Download full textHolt, Janet K.; Duffy, Daniel Q. – Illinois Education Research Council, 2017
The Illinois Board of Higher Education (IBHE) sought to identify those institutions helping students overcome barriers to college completion and achieve a livable wage. This analysis of Illinois 4-year postsecondary institutions highlights those institutions which fostered degree completion and job success with less debt for underrepresented…
Descriptors: Postsecondary Education, African American Students, Hispanic American Students, Colleges
Holt, Janet K.; Duffy, Daniel Q. – Illinois Education Research Council, 2017
The Illinois Board of Higher Education (IBHE) sought to identify those institutions helping students overcome barriers to college completion and achieve a livable wage. This analysis of Illinois 4-year postsecondary institutions highlights those institutions which fostered degree completion and job success with less debt for underrepresented…
Descriptors: Postsecondary Education, African American Students, Hispanic American Students, Colleges
Lifelong Learning Imperative in Engineering: Sustaining American Competitiveness in the 21st Century
Direct linkDutta, Debasish; Patil, Lalit; Porter, James B., Jr. – National Academies Press, 2012
The Lifelong Learning Imperative (LLI) project was initiated to assess current practices in lifelong learning for engineering professionals, reexamine the underlying assumptions behind those practices, and outline strategies for addressing unmet needs. The LLI project brought together leaders of U.S. industry, academia, government, and…
Descriptors: Stakeholders, Lifelong Learning, Graduation Rate, Industry
The Demise of Higher Education Performance Funding Systems in Three States. CCRC Working Paper No.17
Dougherty, Kevin J.; Natow, Rebecca S. – Community College Research Center, Columbia University, 2009
Performance funding in higher education ties state funding directly to institutional performance on specific indicators, such as rates of retention, graduation, and job placement. One of the great puzzles about performance funding is that it has been both popular and unstable. Between 1979 and 2007, 26 states enacted it, but 14 of those states…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Job Placement, School Business Relationship, State Government
Dougherty, Kevin J.; Natow, Rebecca S. – Community College Research Center, Columbia University, 2009
Performance funding in higher education ties state funding directly to institutional performance on specific indicators, such as rates of retention, graduation, and job placement. One of the great puzzles about performance funding is that it has been both popular and unstable. Between 1979 and 2007, 26 states enacted it, but 14 of those states…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Job Placement, Business, State Government
Meuth, Jane A. – ProQuest LLC, 2009
The current study was conducted to examine the underrepresentation of African American Faculty in Illinois institutions of higher education. The researcher used the critical race theory and cultural proficiency theory to frame the study. The following research questions guided the study: (1) What challenges and barriers have African Americans…
Descriptors: Focus Groups, Disproportionate Representation, African American Teachers, College Faculty
Kirst, Michael W., Ed.; Venezia, Andrea, Ed. – Jossey-Bass, An Imprint of Wiley, 2004
This book reveals why so many students are entering college unprepared for college level work and often unable to complete a degree. This important book presents the findings of the Bridge Project, a major national research study conducted by Stanford University and funded by The Pew Charitable Trusts and the U.S. Department of Education. The…
Descriptors: Research Design, Educational Change, Graduation Rate, College Admission
