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Reichlin Cruse, Lindsey; Richburg-Hayes, Lashawn; Hare, Amanda; Contreras-Mendez, Susana – Institute for Women's Policy Research, 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic brought the care crisis in the United States to the fore. Unprecedented closures of child care programs throughout 2020 placed a disproportionate burden on families, and mothers in particular. For parents enrolled in college or considering postsecondary enrollment at the time of the pandemic, the loss of child care services…
Descriptors: Child Care, College Students, Parents, Student Personnel Services
Miller, Cynthia; Cohen, Benjamin; Yang, Edith; Pellegrino, Lauren – MDRC, 2020
College students have a better chance of succeeding in school when they receive high-quality advising. High-quality advising, when characterized by frequent communications between advisers and students, early outreach to students showing signs of academic or nonacademic struggles, and personalized guidance that addresses individual student needs,…
Descriptors: College Students, Academic Advising, Technology Uses in Education, Faculty Advisers
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Davis, Gary Alan; Woratschek, Charles R. – Information Systems Education Journal, 2015
Business Intelligence (BI) and Business Analytics (BA) Software has been included in many Information Systems (IS) curricula. This study surveyed current and past undergraduate and graduate students to evaluate various BI/BA tools. Specifically, this study compared several software tools from two of the major software providers in the BI/BA field.…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Information Systems, Technology Uses in Education, Educational Technology
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Logan, Jennifer L.; Quin~ones, Rosalynn; Sunderland, Deborah P. – Journal of Chemical Education, 2015
An assignment incorporating posters into a second-year analytical chemistry lab is described. Students work in groups and are assigned one of the application-themed weekly laboratories as a topic. Course data acquired for these weekly laboratories are compiled into spreadsheets that the poster group then analyzes to present in an on-campus poster…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Assignments, Chemistry, Science Laboratories
Gracey, Dorothy M. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
This mixed-method study identifies cyber high school graduates' perceptions of the effect of a cyber high school education on successful transition to a traditional university. The study examined students' perceptions of the advantages and disadvantages their cyber education experience contributed to their academic and social transition to…
Descriptors: High Schools, Online Courses, High School Graduates, Student Attitudes
Excelencia in Education (NJ1), 2011
The importance of college degree completion for U.S. society and economic competitiveness makes it imperative to improve educational outcomes for Latino students. Institutional leaders, educators, and policymakers who recognize this imperative are challenged to determine what they can do to improve educational outcomes for Latino students.…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Human Capital, Hispanic American Students, Achievement Gap
Kray, Eugene J.; And Others – 1974
This study was conducted to determine the effects of gainful employment on the academic performance of full-time community college students. A measurement called activity units was created. One hour of academic credit equals three activity units on the basis of one hour in class and two hours of preparation. An hour of gainful employment equals…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Activity Units, College Students, Community Colleges
International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2012
The IADIS CELDA 2012 Conference intention was to address the main issues concerned with evolving learning processes and supporting pedagogies and applications in the digital age. There had been advances in both cognitive psychology and computing that have affected the educational arena. The convergence of these two disciplines is increasing at a…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Academic Support Services, Access to Computers