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Lilibeth Bernal – ProQuest LLC, 2019
Through a constant growing population of English language learners (ELL) within schools, there is a need to bridge the achievement gap effectively. Currently from the ELL population in New York State, 63.3% of ELLs are considered Newcomers (NYSED, 2019). Newcomer ELLs have been in US Schools for less than three years. The importance of looking at…
Descriptors: English Language Learners, High School Students, Academic Persistence, Educational Attainment
Anthony, LaShonda R. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The experiences of Seventh-day Adventist students at secular universities was examined. Seven women and two men attending universities in Michigan and New York were interviewed. The researcher employed a heuristically guided phenomenological method to get rich descriptions of the participants' experiences in the secular university setting.…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Christianity, College Students, Student Experience
Causton-Theoharis, Julie; Ashby, Christine; DeClouette, Nicole – Journal of Postsecondary Education and Disability, 2009
Some universities and colleges across the country are creating opportunities for young adults with significant disabilities to meaningfully participate in postsecondary education. Students with significant disabilities are now attending college classes with peers without disabilities either during or after high school. In this qualitative study we…
Descriptors: Head Injuries, Psychological Patterns, Severe Disabilities, Inclusive Schools
Armlin, Nelson J.; And Others – 1980
A project was conducted in New York State to promote enrollment of handicapped adults in continuing education programs. Through the efforts of twenty-one specially hired "facilitators," who encouraged the handicapped to enroll, eased them through registration, and attended classes with them, 125 handicapped adults participated in fifty…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Students, Adults, Attitudes toward Disabilities
Munson, Harold L.; Miller, John K. – 1979
The 3 year study investigated four New York programs in which junior and senior high school students enrolled in schools for the deaf were mainstreamed into occupational education courses at neighboring education centers. Data were collected on philosophical views toward career education, information and decision making functions, individual…
Descriptors: Deafness, Exceptional Child Research, High School Students, Individualized Programs
Fine, Jo Renee; And Others – 1977
Three years of evaluation activities were conducted by the Institute for Developmental Studies (IDS) at New York University for the 1973-1976 program years of Project Mainstream, a Title III, ESEA project in New York's Lower Hudson Region. This work was carried out with the cooperation and support of the Yonkers, New York school system. Objectives…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Administrator Attitudes, Behavior Change, Behavior Patterns