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Access for All? A Case Study Exploring Higher Education Administrators' Perspectives on New York State's Excelsior Scholarship at Mid-Atlantic State University
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Kara DeSanna – ProQuest LLC, 2021
The purpose of this case study is to understand higher education administrators' perceptions of New York State's tuition-free initiative, the Excelsior Scholarship. A comprehensive literature review offers insights into a select history of higher education policy, as well as the current condition of public higher education. Guided by a…
Descriptors: Scholarships, Administrator Attitudes, Higher Education, Tuition
Essays on the Economics of Education and Labor
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Sirui Liu – ProQuest LLC, 2023
This dissertation examines the impact of state educational programs on the economics of education and labor, focusing on the New York State (NYS) STEM Incentive Program and China's tuition-free policy for vocational secondary education (VSE). The first two Chapters analyze the effects of the NYS STEM Incentive Program, an initiative implemented in…
Descriptors: Economics, State Programs, STEM Education, Incentives
The Implementation of Smartphones and Tablet Technologies into the Classroom by Selected New York State Public School Leaders
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DeMallie, Richard R. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The popularity and use of handheld technologies cannot be denied in today's society. "300,000 first generation iPads were sold before midnight on their first day of sales and an additional 500,000 first generation iPads was sold by the end of that week" (Waters, 2010). The demand forced the iPad's sales to be delayed in Europe (Banister,…
Descriptors: Handheld Devices, Telecommunications, Public Schools, State Schools
An Implementation Study of the Science and Technology Entry Program (STEP) in New York State
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Perkins, Susan C. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
As global demands for workers in the science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) fields persist, there are increased opportunities for historically underrepresented African-American and Latino youth to fill STEM career pipelines. African-American and Latino youth have long faced disproportionately high unemployment rates. Joblessness has been…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Career Development, Disproportionate Representation, African American Students